AppBizDev Podcasthttp://www.appbizdev.com/A bi-weekly podcast about funding, marketing and monetization of Windows Phone and Windows 8 appsennoreply@blogger.com (Alan Mendelevich)Mon, 05 Mar 2018 14:45:17 PSTBlogger http://www.blogger.com26125windows,phone,wp7,wp8,windows8,apps,monetization,monetisation,marketing,promotionTechnology/Tech Newsfeedback@appbizdev.comBen Riga & Alan MendelevichBen Riga & Alan Mendelevichnowindows,phone,wp7,wp8,windows8,apps,monetization,monetisation,marketing,promotionWindows Phone and Windows 8 app marketing, funding and monetization.AppBizDev Podcast is a bi-weekly show about Windows Phone and Windows 8 app marketing, funding and monetization.Episode 26: Dr. Neil on App Development Successhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/appbizdev/~3/1oV4GJgghRQ/episode-26-dr-neil-on-app-development.htmlfeedback@appbizdev.com (Ben Riga & Alan Mendelevich)Thu, 19 Mar 2015 06:58:52 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-348366192510757228.post-877858781388268415<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DATWa5O5WC4/VQrTHpOfMwI/AAAAAAAAAQI/OpW8QnLYvqI/s1600/drneil.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DATWa5O5WC4/VQrTHpOfMwI/AAAAAAAAAQI/OpW8QnLYvqI/s1600/drneil.jpg" height="226" width="320" /></a></div>Dr. Neil Roodyn joins Rob and Robert to talk about the Windows App Success workshops. A set of events from Microsoft to help developers become more successful.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/files.adduplex.com/appbizdev/appbizdev_026.mp3">LISTEN NOW</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/appbizdev">SUBSCRIBE</a>.<br /><br />Send feedback to&nbsp;<a href="mailto:feedback@appbizdev.com">feedback@appbizdev.com</a><br /><br />Find Robert on Twitter at&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/thecheekytaurus">@TheCheekyTaurus</a><br /><br />Find Rob on Twitter at&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/robwirving">@robwirving</a><br /><br /><script src="http://player.podtrac.com/player/embed.js?mode=single&amp;rgb=000033&amp;w=620&amp;h=0&amp;episode=http%3a%2f%2fwww.podtrac.com%2fpts%2fredirect.mp3%2ffiles.adduplex.com%2fappbizdev%2fappbizdev_026.mp3&amp;title=Episode+26%3a+Dr.+Neil+on+App+Development+Success&amp;feed=http%3a%2f%2ffeeds.feedburner.com%2fappbizdev" type="text/javascript"></script> <h3></h3><h3>Show Notes</h3><ul><li>AdDuplex - Win all expenses paid trip to GDC Europe &amp; gamescom&nbsp;<a href="http://blog.adduplex.com/2015/02/win-all-expenses-paid-trip-to-gdc.html">http://blog.adduplex.com/2015/02/win-all-expenses-paid-trip-to-gdc.html</a></li><li>NSquared Solutions&nbsp;<a href="http://www.nsquaredsolutions.com/">http://www.nsquaredsolutions.com/</a></li><li>Dr. Neil on Twitter&nbsp;<a href="https://www.twitter.com/drneil">https://www.twitter.com/drneil</a></li><li>Dr. Neil's blog&nbsp;<a href="http://www.roodyn.com/">http://www.roodyn.com/</a></li></ul><h3>&nbsp;</h3><h3>Under the Radar App:</h3>The Handy Pantry (Windows):&nbsp;<a href="http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-US/app/1ded8120-f108-497a-a8bb-835dcba7caf2">http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-US/app/1ded8120-f108-497a-a8bb-835dcba7caf2</a><br />The Handy Pantry (Windows Phone):&nbsp;<a href="http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/the-handy-pantry/057486c5-efd5-4913-91ec-c689435947d3">http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/the-handy-pantry/057486c5-efd5-4913-91ec-c689435947d3</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/appbizdev/~4/1oV4GJgghRQ" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>0noDr. Neil Roodyn joins Rob and Robert to talk about the Windows App Success workshops. A set of events from Microsoft to help developers become more successful. LISTEN NOW&nbsp;and&nbsp;SUBSCRIBE. Send feedback to&nbsp;feedback@appbizdev.com Find Robert onBen Riga & Alan MendelevichDr. Neil Roodyn joins Rob and Robert to talk about the Windows App Success workshops. A set of events from Microsoft to help developers become more successful. LISTEN NOW&nbsp;and&nbsp;SUBSCRIBE. Send feedback to&nbsp;feedback@appbizdev.com Find Robert on Twitter at&nbsp;@TheCheekyTaurus Find Rob on Twitter at&nbsp;@robwirving Show NotesAdDuplex - Win all expenses paid trip to GDC Europe &amp; gamescom&nbsp;http://blog.adduplex.com/2015/02/win-all-expenses-paid-trip-to-gdc.htmlNSquared Solutions&nbsp;http://www.nsquaredsolutions.com/Dr. Neil on Twitter&nbsp;https://www.twitter.com/drneilDr. Neil's blog&nbsp;http://www.roodyn.com/&nbsp;Under the Radar App:The Handy Pantry (Windows):&nbsp;http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-US/app/1ded8120-f108-497a-a8bb-835dcba7caf2 The Handy Pantry (Windows Phone):&nbsp;http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/the-handy-pantry/057486c5-efd5-4913-91ec-c689435947d3 windows,phone,wp7,wp8,windows8,apps,monetization,monetisation,marketing,promotionhttp://www.appbizdev.com/2015/03/episode-26-dr-neil-on-app-development.htmlhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/files.adduplex.com/appbizdev/appbizdev_026.mp3Episode 25: Appboy for Allhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/appbizdev/~3/FIB930rTDhc/episode-25-appboy-for-all.htmlfeedback@appbizdev.com (Ben Riga & Alan Mendelevich)Thu, 19 Feb 2015 22:45:40 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-348366192510757228.post-5459448971966760770<p><img title="Spencer-AppboyHeadshot" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Spencer-AppboyHeadshot" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Ua59R9eQIEo/VOWTgdAQv-I/AAAAAAAALYE/UhKjdHmaqxg/Spencer-AppboyHeadshot%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="211" align="right" height="240">Spencer Burke, leader of the Appboy Success Squad, join Rob and Robert to discuss Appboy's Analytics and Marketing Automation platform. <p><a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/files.adduplex.com/appbizdev/appbizdev_025.mp3">LISTEN NOW</a> and <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/appbizdev">SUBSCRIBE</a>. <p>Send feedback to <a href="mailto:feedback@appbizdev.com">feedback@appbizdev.com</a> <p>Find Robert on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/thecheekytaurus">@TheCheekyTaurus</a> <p>Find Rob on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/robwirving">@robwirving</a> <p>&nbsp; <br style="clear: both;"> <script src="http://player.podtrac.com/player/embed.js?mode=single&amp;rgb=000033&amp;w=620&amp;h=0&amp;episode=http%3a%2f%2fwww.podtrac.com%2fpts%2fredirect.mp3%2ffiles.adduplex.com%2fappbizdev%2fappbizdev_025.mp3&amp;title=Episode+25%3a+Appboy+for+All&amp;feed=http%3a%2f%2ffeeds.feedburner.com%2fappbizdev" type="text/javascript"></script> <h3>Show Notes</h3> <ul> <li>AdDuplex - Introducing interstitial ads: <a href="http://blog.adduplex.com/2015/02/introducing-interstitial-ads.html">http://blog.adduplex.com/2015/02/introducing-interstitial-ads.html</a> <li>AdDuplex - Win all expenses paid trip to GDC Europe &amp; gamescom <a href="http://blog.adduplex.com/2015/02/win-all-expenses-paid-trip-to-gdc.html">http://blog.adduplex.com/2015/02/win-all-expenses-paid-trip-to-gdc.html</a> <li>Appboy: <a href="https://www.appboy.com/">https://www.appboy.com/</a> <li>Appboy Academy: <a href="https://www.appboy.com/academy">https://www.appboy.com/academy</a> <li>Engage Mobile App Meetup (NYC): <a href="http://www.meetup.com/Optimizing-Mobile-Apps-NYC/">http://www.meetup.com/Optimizing-Mobile-Apps-NYC/</a> <li>Appboy on Twitter <a href="https://www.twitter.com/appboy">https://www.twitter.com/appboy</a> <li>Spencer on Twitter <a href="https://www.twitter.com/spncr_b">https://www.twitter.com/spncr_b</a></li></ul> <h3>&nbsp;</h3> <h3>Under the Radar App:</h3> <p>Tip Calculator: <a href="http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/tip-calculator/9ad3b51f-4718-4500-9fc2-19fc8cc0097c">http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/tip-calculator/9ad3b51f-4718-4500-9fc2-19fc8cc0097c</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/appbizdev/~4/FIB930rTDhc" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>0no Spencer Burke, leader of the Appboy Success Squad, join Rob and Robert to discuss Appboy's Analytics and Marketing Automation platform. LISTEN NOW and SUBSCRIBE. Send feedback to feedback@appbizdev.com Find Robert on Twitter at @TheCheekyTaurus Find Rob Ben Riga & Alan Mendelevich Spencer Burke, leader of the Appboy Success Squad, join Rob and Robert to discuss Appboy's Analytics and Marketing Automation platform. LISTEN NOW and SUBSCRIBE. Send feedback to feedback@appbizdev.com Find Robert on Twitter at @TheCheekyTaurus Find Rob on Twitter at @robwirving &nbsp; Show Notes AdDuplex - Introducing interstitial ads: http://blog.adduplex.com/2015/02/introducing-interstitial-ads.html AdDuplex - Win all expenses paid trip to GDC Europe &amp; gamescom http://blog.adduplex.com/2015/02/win-all-expenses-paid-trip-to-gdc.html Appboy: https://www.appboy.com/ Appboy Academy: https://www.appboy.com/academy Engage Mobile App Meetup (NYC): http://www.meetup.com/Optimizing-Mobile-Apps-NYC/ Appboy on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/appboy Spencer on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/spncr_b &nbsp; Under the Radar App: Tip Calculator: http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/tip-calculator/9ad3b51f-4718-4500-9fc2-19fc8cc0097c windows,phone,wp7,wp8,windows8,apps,monetization,monetisation,marketing,promotionhttp://www.appbizdev.com/2015/02/episode-25-appboy-for-all.htmlhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/files.adduplex.com/appbizdev/appbizdev_025.mp3Episode 24: The Big Finishhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/appbizdev/~3/nWkcwWoDfPk/episode-24-big-finish.htmlfeedback@appbizdev.com (Ben Riga & Alan Mendelevich)Fri, 30 Jan 2015 21:23:58 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-348366192510757228.post-6865756815247552290<p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-YptRHq3l0zQ/VMtq0TIWLzI/AAAAAAAALXc/MWIszpUSG6E/s1600-h/john-sonmez%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="john-sonmez" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="john-sonmez" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-XRmm-i-TJh0/VMtq07b44yI/AAAAAAAALXg/pwMZXwVbnZA/john-sonmez_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="163" align="right" height="240"></a> <p>John Sonmez joins Rob and Robert to talk about how finishing his first mobile app was a huge turning point for his career. Leading towards him becoming a Pluralsight author, successful blogger and eventually publishing his own book Soft Skills: The software developer's life manual. <p>Make sure to comment on this post and tell us what project you're going to finish for a chance at winning a signed copy of John's book!</p></p> <p><a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/files.adduplex.com/appbizdev/appbizdev_024.mp3">LISTEN NOW</a> and <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/appbizdev">SUBSCRIBE</a>.</p> <p>Send feedback to <a href="mailto:feedback@appbizdev.com">feedback@appbizdev.com</a> <p>Find Robert on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/thecheekytaurus">@TheCheekyTaurus</a> <p>Find Rob on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/robwirving">@robwirving</a> <script src="http://player.podtrac.com/player/embed.js?mode=single&amp;rgb=000033&amp;w=620&amp;h=0&amp;episode=http%3a%2f%2fwww.podtrac.com%2fpts%2fredirect.mp3%2ffiles.adduplex.com%2fappbizdev%2fappbizdev_024.mp3&amp;title=Episode+24%3a+The+Big+Finish&amp;feed=http%3a%2f%2ffeeds.feedburner.com%2fappbizdev" type="text/javascript"></script> <h2>Show notes</h2> <ul> <li>Windows 10 - <a href="http://news.microsoft.com/windows10story/">http://news.microsoft.com/windows10story/</a></li> <li>Simple Programmer - <a href="http://simpleprogrammer.com/">http://simpleprogrammer.com/</a></li> <li>John Sonmez on Twitter - <a href="https://twitter.com/jsonmez">https://twitter.com/jsonmez</a></li> <li>How I Plan My Week - <a href="http://simpleprogrammer.com/2014/10/09/plan-week/">http://simpleprogrammer.com/2014/10/09/plan-week/</a></li> <li>Dev Career Boost - <a href="http://devcareerboost.com/">http://devcareerboost.com/</a> - use code AppBizDev for a $100 discount!</li><li>John's book "<a href="http://amzn.to/1yKrRlf">Soft Skills: The software developer's life manual</a>"</li></ul> <h2>Under-the-Radar App</h2> <p><a href="http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/habitchamp/b890da0a-2c78-4385-99f2-cbcd19c715bb">HabitChamp</a></p> <p>Send us a link to your app and what you did to promote it or improve monetization, user acquisition and retention, etc. to <a href="mailto:feedback@appbizdev.com">feedback@appbizdev.com</a> and get featured on the show + $250 for advertising on AdDuplex.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/appbizdev/~4/nWkcwWoDfPk" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>0no John Sonmez joins Rob and Robert to talk about how finishing his first mobile app was a huge turning point for his career. Leading towards him becoming a Pluralsight author, successful blogger and eventually publishing his own book Soft Skills: The softwBen Riga & Alan Mendelevich John Sonmez joins Rob and Robert to talk about how finishing his first mobile app was a huge turning point for his career. Leading towards him becoming a Pluralsight author, successful blogger and eventually publishing his own book Soft Skills: The software developer's life manual. Make sure to comment on this post and tell us what project you're going to finish for a chance at winning a signed copy of John's book! LISTEN NOW and SUBSCRIBE. Send feedback to feedback@appbizdev.com Find Robert on Twitter at @TheCheekyTaurus Find Rob on Twitter at @robwirving Show notes Windows 10 - http://news.microsoft.com/windows10story/ Simple Programmer - http://simpleprogrammer.com/ John Sonmez on Twitter - https://twitter.com/jsonmez How I Plan My Week - http://simpleprogrammer.com/2014/10/09/plan-week/ Dev Career Boost - http://devcareerboost.com/ - use code AppBizDev for a $100 discount!John's book "Soft Skills: The software developer's life manual" Under-the-Radar App HabitChamp Send us a link to your app and what you did to promote it or improve monetization, user acquisition and retention, etc. to feedback@appbizdev.com and get featured on the show + $250 for advertising on AdDuplex. windows,phone,wp7,wp8,windows8,apps,monetization,monetisation,marketing,promotionhttp://www.appbizdev.com/2015/01/episode-24-big-finish.htmlhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/files.adduplex.com/appbizdev/appbizdev_024.mp3Episode 23: Apps are Atley's Businesshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/appbizdev/~3/VPD7mx-vtIc/episode-23-apps-are-atley-business.htmlfeedback@appbizdev.com (Ben Riga & Alan Mendelevich)Wed, 14 Jan 2015 22:31:00 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-348366192510757228.post-3106610675419597589<p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-wD3DbNlIEt4/VLYCkSnyjtI/AAAAAAAALWY/qrgz0UOmFcw/s1600-h/atley-hunter%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="atley-hunter" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="atley-hunter" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-V4ebGzFQl3Q/VLYCk-V7UBI/AAAAAAAALWc/ZTixu9Wuj7s/atley-hunter_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="200" align="right" height="200"></a></p> <p>Windows Platform Development MVP <a href="https://twitter.com/atleyhunter">Atley Hunter</a> joins Rob and Robert to talk about the lessons he's learned from creating hundreds of apps for Windows Phone. Get ready to learn about the importance of getting feedback from users and some unique monetization tips for In-App Purchases.</p> <p><a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/files.adduplex.com/appbizdev/appbizdev_023.mp3"><strong>LISTEN NOW</strong></a> and <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/appbizdev"><strong>SUBSCRIBE</strong></a></p><br clear="both" /> <script src="http://player.podtrac.com/player/embed.js?mode=single&amp;rgb=000033&amp;w=620&amp;h=0&amp;episode=http%3a%2f%2fwww.podtrac.com%2fpts%2fredirect.mp3%2ffiles.adduplex.com%2fappbizdev%2fappbizdev_023.mp3&amp;title=Episode+23%3a+Apps+are+Atleys+Business&amp;feed=http%3a%2f%2ffeeds.feedburner.com%2fappbizdev" type="text/javascript"></script> <p>Send feedback to <a href="mailto:feedback@appbizdev.com">feedback@appbizdev.com</a> <p>Find Robert on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/thecheekytaurus">@TheCheekyTaurus</a> <p>Find Rob on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/robwirving">@robwirving</a></p> <h2>Show notes</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://blogs.windows.com/buildingapps/2015/01/12/announcing-the-mojio-windows-phone-developer-app-contest/">Announcing the Mojio Windows Phone Developer App Contest</a></li><li><a href="http://www.bgr.in/news/microsoft-could-soon-add-support-android-apps-on-windows-phone-and-windows-platforms-report/">Android Apps on Windows</a></li></ul> <h3>Under-the-Radar app</h3> <p><a href="http://www.windowsphone.com/s?appid=6337ad32-2d69-4f26-bd98-44f6eaae7708">Concert Wall</a></p> <p>Send us a link to your app and what you did to promote it or improve monetization, user acquisition and retention, etc. to <a href="mailto:feedback@appbizdev.com">feedback@appbizdev.com</a> and get featured on the show + $250 for advertising on AdDuplex.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/appbizdev/~4/VPD7mx-vtIc" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>0no Windows Platform Development MVP Atley Hunter joins Rob and Robert to talk about the lessons he's learned from creating hundreds of apps for Windows Phone. Get ready to learn about the importance of getting feedback from users and some unique monetizatioBen Riga & Alan Mendelevich Windows Platform Development MVP Atley Hunter joins Rob and Robert to talk about the lessons he's learned from creating hundreds of apps for Windows Phone. Get ready to learn about the importance of getting feedback from users and some unique monetization tips for In-App Purchases. LISTEN NOW and SUBSCRIBE Send feedback to feedback@appbizdev.com Find Robert on Twitter at @TheCheekyTaurus Find Rob on Twitter at @robwirving Show notes Announcing the Mojio Windows Phone Developer App ContestAndroid Apps on Windows Under-the-Radar app Concert Wall Send us a link to your app and what you did to promote it or improve monetization, user acquisition and retention, etc. to feedback@appbizdev.com and get featured on the show + $250 for advertising on AdDuplex.windows,phone,wp7,wp8,windows8,apps,monetization,monetisation,marketing,promotionhttp://www.appbizdev.com/2015/01/episode-23-apps-are-atley-business.htmlhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/files.adduplex.com/appbizdev/appbizdev_023.mp3Episode 22: Hostile Takeoverhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/appbizdev/~3/H0dW1fJVhFQ/episode-22-hostile-takeover.htmlfeedback@appbizdev.com (Ben Riga & Alan Mendelevich)Tue, 13 Jan 2015 21:38:08 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-348366192510757228.post-6641498126622227530<p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-qCY9mGHycH4/VJQtdrA1sGI/AAAAAAAALVk/jw6AaPOQn9w/s1600-h/WP_20130627_019%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="WP_20130627_019" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="WP_20130627_019" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-UAkBqrX7IOo/VJQteUt6JhI/AAAAAAAALVo/1vraSO6ji1Q/WP_20130627_019_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="620" height="348"></a>Ben and Alan dust off their microphones to tell you about the past and the future of the podcast. Then Rob and Robert enter the scene and take over the show.</p> <p><a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/files.adduplex.com/appbizdev/appbizdev_022.mp3"><strong>LISTEN NOW</strong></a> and <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/appbizdev"><strong>SUBSCRIBE</strong></a></p><script src="http://player.podtrac.com/player/embed.js?mode=single&amp;rgb=000033&amp;w=620&amp;h=0&amp;episode=http%3a%2f%2fwww.podtrac.com%2fpts%2fredirect.mp3%2ffiles.adduplex.com%2fappbizdev%2fappbizdev_022.mp3&amp;title=Episode+22%3a+Hostile+Takeover&amp;feed=http%3a%2f%2ffeeds.feedburner.com%2fappbizdev" type="text/javascript"></script> <p>Send feedback to <a href="mailto:feedback@appbizdev.com">feedback@appbizdev.com</a> </p> <p>Find Robert on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/thecheekytaurus">@TheCheekyTaurus</a></p> <p>Find Rob on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/robwirving">@robwirving</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/appbizdev/~4/H0dW1fJVhFQ" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>0no &nbsp; Ben and Alan dust off their microphones to tell you about the past and the future of the podcast. Then Rob and Robert enter the scene and take over the show. LISTEN NOW and SUBSCRIBE Send feedback to feedback@appbizdev.com Find Robert on Twitter aBen Riga & Alan Mendelevich &nbsp; Ben and Alan dust off their microphones to tell you about the past and the future of the podcast. Then Rob and Robert enter the scene and take over the show. LISTEN NOW and SUBSCRIBE Send feedback to feedback@appbizdev.com Find Robert on Twitter at @TheCheekyTaurus Find Rob on Twitter at @robwirving windows,phone,wp7,wp8,windows8,apps,monetization,monetisation,marketing,promotionhttp://www.appbizdev.com/2014/12/episode-22-hostile-takeover.htmlhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/files.adduplex.com/appbizdev/appbizdev_022.mp3Episode 21: Will is Free 2 Playhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/appbizdev/~3/YUBe6IZ5K5E/episode-21-will-is-free-2-play.htmlfeedback@appbizdev.com (Ben Riga & Alan Mendelevich)Fri, 01 Nov 2013 03:06:35 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-348366192510757228.post-5784145434539310906<p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-zQh_dnvJOMM/UnN8hjMxnMI/AAAAAAAAKrI/-9ruvzW4y0g/s1600-h/will_bio_pic%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="will_bio_pic" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="will_bio_pic" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ortPy8zmYv8/UnN8iHWLtpI/AAAAAAAAKrM/WGN9Jkw5cSs/will_bio_pic_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="302"></a>Will Luton joins Ben and Alan to discuss all the science happening behind the scenes of successful free-to-play games. Not surprisingly, there’s not much luck involved in all these success stories.</p> <p><a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/files.adduplex.com/appbizdev/appbizdev_021.mp3">LISTEN NOW</a> and <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/appbizdev">SUBSCRIBE</a>.</p><br style="clear: both"><script src="http://player.podtrac.com/player/embed.js?mode=single&amp;rgb=000033&amp;w=620&amp;h=0&amp;episode=http%3a%2f%2fwww.podtrac.com%2fpts%2fredirect.mp3%2ffiles.adduplex.com%2fappbizdev%2fappbizdev_021.mp3&amp;title=Episode+21%3a+Will+is+Free+2+Play&amp;feed=http%3a%2f%2ffeeds.feedburner.com%2fappbizdev" type="text/javascript"></script> <h2>Show notes</h2> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.apps-world.net/">Apps World conference</a></li> <li><a href="http://techcrunch.com/events/disrupt-europe-berlin-2013/event-home/">TechCrunch Disrupt Europe 2013</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/levie">Aaron Levie on Twitter</a></li></ul> <h3></h3> <h3>Will Luton interview</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Free2Play-Making-Money-From-Games/dp/0321919017/?_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;tag=will_luton-21">Free-to-Play: Making Money From Games You Give Away</a> on Amazon</li> <li><a href="http://www.will-luton.co.uk/">Will’s web site</a></li> <li><a href="http://twitter.com/will_luton">Will on Twitter</a></li></ul> <h3>Under-the-radar app</h3> <p>Send us a link to your app and what you did to promote it or improve monetization, user retention, etc. to <a href="mailto:feedback@appbizdev.com">feedback@appbizdev.com</a> and get featured on the show + 250,000 ad impressions on AdDuplex.</p> <h3>Twitter follower of the week</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/Sonikamanandhar">Sonika Manandhar - @Sonikamanandhar</a></li></ul> <p>Win 250,000 impressions on AdDuplex simply by <a href="http://twitter.com/appbizdev">following us on Twitter</a> or <a href="http://www.facebook.com/AppBizDev">liking us on Facebook</a>.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/appbizdev/~4/YUBe6IZ5K5E" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>0no Will Luton joins Ben and Alan to discuss all the science happening behind the scenes of successful free-to-play games. Not surprisingly, there’s not much luck involved in all these success stories. LISTEN NOW and SUBSCRIBE. Show notes Apps World conferenBen Riga & Alan Mendelevich Will Luton joins Ben and Alan to discuss all the science happening behind the scenes of successful free-to-play games. Not surprisingly, there’s not much luck involved in all these success stories. LISTEN NOW and SUBSCRIBE. Show notes Apps World conference TechCrunch Disrupt Europe 2013 Aaron Levie on Twitter Will Luton interview Free-to-Play: Making Money From Games You Give Away on Amazon Will’s web site Will on Twitter Under-the-radar app Send us a link to your app and what you did to promote it or improve monetization, user retention, etc. to feedback@appbizdev.com and get featured on the show + 250,000 ad impressions on AdDuplex. Twitter follower of the week Sonika Manandhar - @Sonikamanandhar Win 250,000 impressions on AdDuplex simply by following us on Twitter or liking us on Facebook. windows,phone,wp7,wp8,windows8,apps,monetization,monetisation,marketing,promotionhttp://www.appbizdev.com/2013/11/episode-21-will-is-free-2-play.htmlhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/files.adduplex.com/appbizdev/appbizdev_021.mp3Episode 20: Jodon can’t get his hands out of the Coding Jarhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/appbizdev/~3/IoeFAA2LSrk/episode-20-jodon-cant-get-his-hands-out.htmlfeedback@appbizdev.com (Ben Riga & Alan Mendelevich)Fri, 11 Oct 2013 23:39:43 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-348366192510757228.post-5800702167704316042<p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-sLf7g-B5zBw/UljuL52oFKI/AAAAAAAAKl4/zbaGDh1ngk4/s1600-h/jodon%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="jodon" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="jodon" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-sU-6KeLbOEU/UljuMZ8hKYI/AAAAAAAAKl8/JbIxduvsgQE/jodon_thumb%25255B10%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" height="239"></a></p> <p>Jodon Karlik – one half of the Coding Jar creators of a hit Windows Phone and Windows Store game called Fling Theory.</p> <p>Jodon talks about how the game was born, its path from the initial idea to the final product, AppCampus program and marketing and monetization experiments after the release.</p> <p><a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/files.adduplex.com/appbizdev/appbizdev_020.mp3">LISTEN NOW</a> and <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/appbizdev">SUBSCRIBE</a>!</p><br clear="both"><script src="http://player.podtrac.com/player/embed.js?mode=single&amp;rgb=000033&amp;w=620&amp;h=0&amp;episode=http%3a%2f%2fwww.podtrac.com%2fpts%2fredirect.mp3%2ffiles.adduplex.com%2fappbizdev%2fappbizdev_020.mp3&amp;title=Episode+20%3a+Jodon+can%27t+get+his+hands+out+of+CodingJar&amp;feed=http%3a%2f%2ffeeds.feedburner.com%2fappbizdev" type="text/javascript"></script> <h2>Show notes</h2> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.dvlup.com/">DVLUP</a> <ul> <li><a href="http://blog.dvlup.com/2013/10/10/give-your-apps-a-boost-cross-promote-em-with-adduplex/">Give your apps a boost – cross-promote ‘em with AdDuplex</a> <li><a href="http://www.dvlup.com/Challenge/212#">Quiz Challenge: A unique opportunity to promote you apps</a> <li><a href="http://www.dvlup.com/Challenge/211#">Update Challenge: Shamelessly promote your apps with AdDuplex</a></li></ul> <li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00D17QRB0/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00D17QRB0&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=ailosdeveblog-20">Free-to-Play: Making Money From Games You Give Away</a></li></ul> <h3>Jodon Karlik interview</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.flingtheory.com/">Fling Theory web site</a> <li><a href="http://www.codingjar.com/">Coding Jar (company) web site</a> <li><a href="http://www.codingjar.com/blog/">Company blog</a> <li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Windows-Camp/Building-Windows-Games-with-Unity/Partner-Session-Coding-Jar-Studios">Early Windows/Unity Presentation (goes over some monetization stuff)</a> <li><a href="https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/#/content/6360">Unity Interactive Tutorials for Beginners (Free!)</a></li></ul> <h3>Under-the-radar app</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.windowsphone.com/s?appId=25a78a47-3e6c-447c-b3d8-4db7af4bd966">Greed City</a></li></ul> <p>Send us a link to your app and what you did to promote it or improve monetization, user retention, etc. to <a href="mailto:feedback@appbizdev.com">feedback@appbizdev.com</a> and get featured on the show + 250,000 ad impressions on AdDuplex.</p> <h3>Facebook “liker” of the week</h3> <ul> <li>Mike Francis</li></ul> <p>Win 250,000 impressions on AdDuplex simply by <a href="http://twitter.com/appbizdev">following us on Twitter</a> or <a href="http://www.facebook.com/AppBizDev">liking us on Facebook</a>.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/appbizdev/~4/IoeFAA2LSrk" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>0no Jodon Karlik – one half of the Coding Jar creators of a hit Windows Phone and Windows Store game called Fling Theory. Jodon talks about how the game was born, its path from the initial idea to the final product, AppCampus program and marketing and monetiBen Riga & Alan Mendelevich Jodon Karlik – one half of the Coding Jar creators of a hit Windows Phone and Windows Store game called Fling Theory. Jodon talks about how the game was born, its path from the initial idea to the final product, AppCampus program and marketing and monetization experiments after the release. LISTEN NOW and SUBSCRIBE! Show notes DVLUP Give your apps a boost – cross-promote ‘em with AdDuplex Quiz Challenge: A unique opportunity to promote you apps Update Challenge: Shamelessly promote your apps with AdDuplex Free-to-Play: Making Money From Games You Give Away Jodon Karlik interview Fling Theory web site Coding Jar (company) web site Company blog Early Windows/Unity Presentation (goes over some monetization stuff) Unity Interactive Tutorials for Beginners (Free!) Under-the-radar app Greed City Send us a link to your app and what you did to promote it or improve monetization, user retention, etc. to feedback@appbizdev.com and get featured on the show + 250,000 ad impressions on AdDuplex. Facebook “liker” of the week Mike Francis Win 250,000 impressions on AdDuplex simply by following us on Twitter or liking us on Facebook. windows,phone,wp7,wp8,windows8,apps,monetization,monetisation,marketing,promotionhttp://www.appbizdev.com/2013/10/episode-20-jodon-cant-get-his-hands-out.htmlhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/files.adduplex.com/appbizdev/appbizdev_020.mp3Episode 19: Jeff SquarePantshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/appbizdev/~3/tncPjsZm6t4/episode-19-jeff-squarepants.htmlfeedback@appbizdev.com (Ben Riga & Alan Mendelevich)Tue, 24 Sep 2013 01:46:24 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-348366192510757228.post-1532724970674388112<p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ZltNfSdTubs/UkFQ_w5kdRI/AAAAAAAAKec/mvHCc37OrD0/s1600-h/JMW14_1600x1600%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="JMW14_1600x1600" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="JMW14_1600x1600" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-jvfTArI8lPQ/UkFRAhxbsVI/AAAAAAAAKeg/CSIbptU-LR8/JMW14_1600x1600_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" height="240"></a>Jeff Wilcox joins Ben and Alan to talk about his top-rated app 4th &amp; Mayor, working with third party APIs, using technical writing as a marketing tool and more.</p> <p><a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/files.adduplex.com/appbizdev/appbizdev_019.mp3">LISTEN NOW</a> and <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/appbizdev">SUBSCRIBE</a>.</p><br style="clear: both"> <script src="http://player.podtrac.com/player/embed.js?mode=single&amp;rgb=000033&amp;w=620&amp;h=0&amp;episode=http%3a%2f%2fwww.podtrac.com%2fpts%2fredirect.mp3%2ffiles.adduplex.com%2fappbizdev%2fappbizdev_019.mp3&amp;title=Episode+19%3a+Jeff+SquarePants&amp;feed=http%3a%2f%2ffeeds.feedburner.com%2fappbizdev" type="text/javascript"></script> <h2>Show notes</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.adduplex.com/specials/winfromthefuture#.UkFO4I_HvtQ">Win Nokia Lumia 1520 or Microsoft Surface 2 by promoting your app for free.</a></li></ul> <h2>Jeff Wilcox interview</h2> <ul> <li>Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/4thandmayor">@4thandmayor</a></li> <li>Facebook: <a href="http://facebook.com/4thandmayor">facebook.com/4thandmayor</a></li> <li>Web: <a href="http://www.4thandmayor.com/">http://www.4thandmayor.com/</a></li> <li>Selected source code online: <a href="https://github.com/jeffwilcox/">https://github.com/jeffwilcox/</a></li></ul> <h2>Under-the-radar app</h2> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.windowsphone.com/s?appid=fd37aa38-f6f5-4fff-bc65-ad1cb1c52bd9">Puzzle Detective</a></li></ul> <p>Send us a link to your app and what you did to promote it or improve monetization, user retention, etc. to <a href="mailto:feedback@appbizdev.com">feedback@appbizdev.com</a> and get featured on the show + 250,000 ad impressions on AdDuplex.</p> <h2>Twitter follower of the week</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/gubicsz">Zoltán Gubics</a></li></ul> <p>Win 250,000 impressions on AdDuplex simply by <a href="http://twitter.com/appbizdev">following us on Twitter</a> or <a href="http://www.facebook.com/AppBizDev">liking us on Facebook</a>.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/appbizdev/~4/tncPjsZm6t4" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>0no Jeff Wilcox joins Ben and Alan to talk about his top-rated app 4th &amp; Mayor, working with third party APIs, using technical writing as a marketing tool and more. LISTEN NOW and SUBSCRIBE. Show notes Win Nokia Lumia 1520 or Microsoft Surface 2 by promoBen Riga & Alan Mendelevich Jeff Wilcox joins Ben and Alan to talk about his top-rated app 4th &amp; Mayor, working with third party APIs, using technical writing as a marketing tool and more. LISTEN NOW and SUBSCRIBE. Show notes Win Nokia Lumia 1520 or Microsoft Surface 2 by promoting your app for free. Jeff Wilcox interview Twitter: @4thandmayor Facebook: facebook.com/4thandmayor Web: http://www.4thandmayor.com/ Selected source code online: https://github.com/jeffwilcox/ Under-the-radar app Puzzle Detective Send us a link to your app and what you did to promote it or improve monetization, user retention, etc. to feedback@appbizdev.com and get featured on the show + 250,000 ad impressions on AdDuplex. Twitter follower of the week Zoltán Gubics Win 250,000 impressions on AdDuplex simply by following us on Twitter or liking us on Facebook. windows,phone,wp7,wp8,windows8,apps,monetization,monetisation,marketing,promotionhttp://www.appbizdev.com/2013/09/episode-19-jeff-squarepants.htmlhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/files.adduplex.com/appbizdev/appbizdev_019.mp3Episode 18: Bernardo Works on Both Sideshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/appbizdev/~3/TMfBVbBnwOY/episode-18-bernardo-works-on-both-sides.htmlfeedback@appbizdev.com (Ben Riga & Alan Mendelevich)Sat, 08 Jun 2013 01:14:50 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-348366192510757228.post-338639606108599346<p><img title="bernardo_zamora" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 10px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="bernardo_zamora" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-fCUzQq8zGlQ/UbLkNFdaS3I/AAAAAAAAKPg/31EBcK7PEWQ/bernardo_zamora%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" height="240">Bernardo Zamora is a prolific Windows Phone and Windows 8 developer and he also works on the Windows Phone Store team. So he has a unique experience from both sides of Windows Phone app publishing. He joins Ben and Alan to share what he has learned over the years.</p> <p><a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/files.adduplex.com/appbizdev/appbizdev_018.mp3">LISTEN NOW</a> and <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/appbizdev">SUBSCRIBE</a>.</p><br clear="all"> <p>&nbsp;</p><script src="http://player.podtrac.com/player/embed.js?mode=single&amp;rgb=000033&amp;w=620&amp;h=0&amp;episode=http%3a%2f%2fwww.podtrac.com%2fpts%2fredirect.mp3%2ffiles.adduplex.com%2fappbizdev%2fappbizdev_018.mp3&amp;title=Episode+18%3a+Bernardo+Works+on+Both+Sides&amp;feed=http%3a%2f%2ffeeds.feedburner.com%2fappbizdev" type="text/javascript"></script> <h2>Show notes</h2> <ul> <li><a href="http://blog.adduplex.com/2013/06/adduplex-raises-500000-to-help-windows.html">AdDuplex Raises $500,000 to Help Windows Phone Developers Succeed</a></li></ul> <h3>Bernardo Zamora interview</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://blogs.windows.com/windows_phone/b/wpdev/archive/2013/05/16/tips-to-grow-your-app-revenue-through-in-app-purchase.aspx">Tips to add In-app purchase to your apps</a> <li><a href="http://blogs.windows.com/windows_phone/b/wpdev/archive/2012/10/10/tips-for-using-ads-in-your-windows-phone-apps.aspx">Tips on using advertising</a> <li><a href="http://blogs.windows.com/windows_phone/b/wpdev/archive/2013/05/16/tips-to-grow-your-app-revenue-through-in-app-purchase.aspx">Tips to market your app</a> <li><a href="http://blogs.windows.com/windows_phone/b/wpdev/archive/2013/02/01/tips-for-localizing-windows-phone-8-xaml-apps-part1.aspx">Tips for localizing the app</a> <li><a href="http://blogs.windows.com/windows_phone/b/wpdev/archive/2013/01/31/how-to-get-your-app-promoted-in-the-windows-phone-store.aspx">How to get your app promoted in the windows phone store</a></li></ul> <h3>Under-the-radar app</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/app/star-wars-almanac/ff8cb7c8-d6d8-4562-9eff-bbe4fa286c3c">Star Wars Almanac</a></li></ul> <p>Send us a link to your app and what you did to promote it or improve monetization, user retention, etc. to <a href="mailto:feedback@appbizdev.com">feedback@appbizdev.com</a> and get featured on the show + 250,000 ad impressions on AdDuplex.</p> <h3>Facebook fan of the week</h3> <ul> <li>Max Pidkova</li></ul> <p>Win 250,000 impressions on AdDuplex simply by <a href="http://twitter.com/appbizdev">following us on Twitter</a> or <a href="http://www.facebook.com/AppBizDev">liking us on Facebook</a>.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/appbizdev/~4/TMfBVbBnwOY" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>0no Bernardo Zamora is a prolific Windows Phone and Windows 8 developer and he also works on the Windows Phone Store team. So he has a unique experience from both sides of Windows Phone app publishing. He joins Ben and Alan to share what he has learned over Ben Riga & Alan Mendelevich Bernardo Zamora is a prolific Windows Phone and Windows 8 developer and he also works on the Windows Phone Store team. So he has a unique experience from both sides of Windows Phone app publishing. He joins Ben and Alan to share what he has learned over the years. LISTEN NOW and SUBSCRIBE. &nbsp; Show notes AdDuplex Raises $500,000 to Help Windows Phone Developers Succeed Bernardo Zamora interview Tips to add In-app purchase to your apps Tips on using advertising Tips to market your app Tips for localizing the app How to get your app promoted in the windows phone store Under-the-radar app Star Wars Almanac Send us a link to your app and what you did to promote it or improve monetization, user retention, etc. to feedback@appbizdev.com and get featured on the show + 250,000 ad impressions on AdDuplex. Facebook fan of the week Max Pidkova Win 250,000 impressions on AdDuplex simply by following us on Twitter or liking us on Facebook. windows,phone,wp7,wp8,windows8,apps,monetization,monetisation,marketing,promotionhttp://www.appbizdev.com/2013/06/episode-18-bernardo-works-on-both-sides.htmlhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/files.adduplex.com/appbizdev/appbizdev_018.mp3Episode 17: Patrick Educates Pirateshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/appbizdev/~3/pYkW5wBjJr8/episode-17-patrick-educates-pirates.htmlfeedback@appbizdev.com (Ben Riga & Alan Mendelevich)Thu, 30 May 2013 04:47:44 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-348366192510757228.post-2249358680169030601<p><img title="gdt-logo-wide-180-400x193" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="gdt-logo-wide-180-400x193" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-jooiUpkhGrs/Uac70ggrF1I/AAAAAAAAKPQ/aPu7saOwMtY/gdt-logo-wide-180-400x193%25255B3%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="240" height="116">Patrick Klug from Greenheart Games joins Bent &amp; Alan to talk about the widely publicized stunt they made with Game Dev Tycoon to teach pirates a lesson.</p> <p><a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/files.adduplex.com/appbizdev/appbizdev_017.mp3">Listen NOW</a> and <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/appbizdev">SUBSCRIBE</a>!</p> <br /><br /> <script src="http://player.podtrac.com/player/embed.js?mode=single&amp;rgb=000033&amp;w=620&amp;h=0&amp;episode=http%3a%2f%2fwww.podtrac.com%2fpts%2fredirect.mp3%2ffiles.adduplex.com%2fappbizdev%2fappbizdev_017.mp3&amp;title=Episode+17%3a+Patrick+Educates+Pirates&amp;feed=http%3a%2f%2ffeeds.feedburner.com%2fappbizdev" type="text/javascript"></script> <h2>Show notes</h2> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.adduplex.com/jobs">AdDuplex is hiring</a></li> <li><a href="http://venturebeat.com/2013/05/09/here-are-5-secret-arts-of-app-store-optimization/">5 secret arts of app store optimization</a></li></ul> <h3>Patrick Klug interview</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.greenheartgames.com/">Greenheart games website</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/patrickklug">Patrick Klug on Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.novamind.com/">NovaMind Mind Mapping</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.tweakguides.com/Piracy_1.html">PC Game Piracy Examined</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.greenheartgames.com/2013/05/23/game-dev-tycoon-steam-greenlight-and-responding-to-feedback/">Game Dev Tycoon Steam plans</a></li></ul> <h3>Under-the-radar app</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.windowsphone.com/s?appId=3369a957-206a-4fd3-bdd4-3910e79553d7">Events For Me</a></li></ul> <p>Send us a link to your app and what you did to promote it or improve monetization, user retention, etc. to <a href="mailto:feedback@appbizdev.com">feedback@appbizdev.com</a> and get featured on the show + 250,000 ad impressions on AdDuplex.</p> <h3>Twitter follower of the week</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/kanishkkunal">Kanishk Kunal ‏ @kanishkkunal</a></li></ul> <p>Win 250,000 impressions on AdDuplex simply by <a href="http://twitter.com/appbizdev">following us on Twitter</a> or <a href="http://www.facebook.com/AppBizDev">liking us on Facebook</a>.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/appbizdev/~4/pYkW5wBjJr8" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>0no Patrick Klug from Greenheart Games joins Bent &amp; Alan to talk about the widely publicized stunt they made with Game Dev Tycoon to teach pirates a lesson. Listen NOW and SUBSCRIBE! Show notes AdDuplex is hiring 5 secret arts of app store optimization PBen Riga & Alan Mendelevich Patrick Klug from Greenheart Games joins Bent &amp; Alan to talk about the widely publicized stunt they made with Game Dev Tycoon to teach pirates a lesson. Listen NOW and SUBSCRIBE! Show notes AdDuplex is hiring 5 secret arts of app store optimization Patrick Klug interview Greenheart games website Patrick Klug on Twitter NovaMind Mind Mapping PC Game Piracy Examined Game Dev Tycoon Steam plans Under-the-radar app Events For Me Send us a link to your app and what you did to promote it or improve monetization, user retention, etc. to feedback@appbizdev.com and get featured on the show + 250,000 ad impressions on AdDuplex. Twitter follower of the week Kanishk Kunal ‏ @kanishkkunal Win 250,000 impressions on AdDuplex simply by following us on Twitter or liking us on Facebook. windows,phone,wp7,wp8,windows8,apps,monetization,monetisation,marketing,promotionhttp://www.appbizdev.com/2013/05/episode-17-patrick-educates-pirates.htmlhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/files.adduplex.com/appbizdev/appbizdev_017.mp3Episode 16: Pitch Perfect with Danielhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/appbizdev/~3/TMKFczLRrFk/episode-16-pitch-perfect-with-daniel.htmlfeedback@appbizdev.com (Ben Riga & Alan Mendelevich)Tue, 07 May 2013 23:27:13 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-348366192510757228.post-1553232322980813114<p><img title="dan rubino tm13" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="dan rubino tm13" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-XPhqNNy2nUQ/UYnqxUZjqEI/AAAAAAAAKNU/SO9_xu530lA/dan%252520rubino%252520tm13%25255B10%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" height="238">This week we don’t talk about Ben's new Surface Pro, but Alan does some howling about how to make your app stand out from the crowd. <p>We turn the tables on Daniel Rubino, editor-in-chief of WP Central and interview him on the topic of how to pitch an app to a news site. <p>We then surf the web with WebApps in the under the radar section. <p>And finally a loyal fan whose name we butcher wins 250k ad impressions on AdDuplex. <p><a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/files.adduplex.com/appbizdev/appbizdev_016.mp3">LISTEN NOW</a> and <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/appbizdev">SUBSCRIBE</a> <script src="http://player.podtrac.com/player/embed.js?mode=single&amp;rgb=000033&amp;w=620&amp;h=0&amp;episode=http%3a%2f%2fwww.podtrac.com%2fpts%2fredirect.mp3%2ffiles.adduplex.com%2fappbizdev%2fappbizdev_016.mp3&amp;title=Episode+16%3a+Pitch+Perfect+with+Daniel&amp;feed=http%3a%2f%2ffeeds.feedburner.com%2fappbizdev" type="text/javascript"></script> <h2>Show notes</h2> <ul> <li><a href="http://howler.com">The Howler</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.greenheartgames.com/2013/04/29/what-happens-when-pirates-play-a-game-development-simulator-and-then-go-bankrupt-because-of-piracy/">What happens when pirates play a game development simulator and then go bankrupt because of piracy?</a></li></ul> <h3>Daniel Rubino interview</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.wpcentral.com/">WPCentral</a></li> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.wpcentral.com/contact">Send tips</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/daniel_rubino">WPCentral on Twitter</a></li></ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/daniel_rubino">Daniel Rubino on Twitter</a></li></ul> <h3>Under-the-radar app</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.windowsphone.com/s?appId=49e97b4c-7715-4103-8519-066244fc9e2f">WebApps</a></li></ul> <p>Send us a link to your app and what you did to promote it or improve monetization, user retention, etc. to <a href="mailto:feedback@appbizdev.com">feedback@appbizdev.com</a> and get featured on the show + 250,000 ad impressions on AdDuplex.</p> <h3>Facebook liker of the week</h3> <ul> <li>Charbel Zaghrini</li></ul> <p>Win 250,000 impressions on AdDuplex simply by <a href="http://twitter.com/appbizdev">following us on Twitter</a> or <a href="http://www.facebook.com/AppBizDev">liking us on Facebook</a>.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/appbizdev/~4/TMKFczLRrFk" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>0no This week we don’t talk about Ben's new Surface Pro, but Alan does some howling about how to make your app stand out from the crowd. We turn the tables on Daniel Rubino, editor-in-chief of WP Central and interview him on the topic of how to pitch an app Ben Riga & Alan Mendelevich This week we don’t talk about Ben's new Surface Pro, but Alan does some howling about how to make your app stand out from the crowd. We turn the tables on Daniel Rubino, editor-in-chief of WP Central and interview him on the topic of how to pitch an app to a news site. We then surf the web with WebApps in the under the radar section. And finally a loyal fan whose name we butcher wins 250k ad impressions on AdDuplex. LISTEN NOW and SUBSCRIBE Show notes The Howler What happens when pirates play a game development simulator and then go bankrupt because of piracy? Daniel Rubino interview WPCentral Send tips WPCentral on Twitter Daniel Rubino on Twitter Under-the-radar app WebApps Send us a link to your app and what you did to promote it or improve monetization, user retention, etc. to feedback@appbizdev.com and get featured on the show + 250,000 ad impressions on AdDuplex. Facebook liker of the week Charbel Zaghrini Win 250,000 impressions on AdDuplex simply by following us on Twitter or liking us on Facebook. windows,phone,wp7,wp8,windows8,apps,monetization,monetisation,marketing,promotionhttp://www.appbizdev.com/2013/05/episode-16-pitch-perfect-with-daniel.htmlhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/files.adduplex.com/appbizdev/appbizdev_016.mp3Episode 15: James Owns Golfhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/appbizdev/~3/C56U5_2v_t4/episode-15-james-owns-golf.htmlfeedback@appbizdev.com (Ben Riga & Alan Mendelevich)Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:32:58 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-348366192510757228.post-4243567353827880606<p><img title="James Vertisan Headshot 2013" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="James Vertisan Headshot 2013" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-g0bT1ZM3ABg/UXdq7t2vOMI/AAAAAAAAKKo/F1lc28p09Fk/James%252520Vertisan%252520Headshot%2525202013%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" height="240">James Vertisan joins Ben and Alan to talk about his success building and promoting his number one golf app on Windows Phone called Shotly (previously known as Executive Caddie).</p> <p>Also we talk about what it means to be a professional indie developer. <p>We take a snapshot view at Piktr an already great Instagram app on Windows 8 in the Under the Radar section. <p>And finally a wonderful human being wins 250k ad impressions on AdDuplex. <p><a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/files.adduplex.com/appbizdev/appbizdev_015.mp3">LISTEN NOW</a> and <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/appbizdev">SUBSCRIBE</a>! </p><script src="http://player.podtrac.com/player/embed.js?mode=single&amp;rgb=000033&amp;w=620&amp;h=0&amp;episode=http%3a%2f%2fwww.podtrac.com%2fpts%2fredirect.mp3%2ffiles.adduplex.com%2fappbizdev%2fappbizdev_015.mp3&amp;title=Episode+15%3a+James+Owns+Golf&amp;feed=http%3a%2f%2ffeeds.feedburner.com%2fappbizdev" type="text/javascript"></script> <h2>Show notes</h2> <ul> <li><a href="http://gamasutra.com/blogs/ThomasSteinke/20130409/190139/How_to_Make_it_as_a_Professional_Indie_Game_Developer.php">How to Make it as a Professional Indie Game Developer</a></li> <ul> <li>Follow up: <a href="http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/ThomasSteinke/20130415/190484/Reponse_to_quot8_keys_to_indie_successquot.php">Response to "8 keys to indie success"</a></li></ul></ul> <h3>James Vertisan interview</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.windowsphone.com/s?appid=83b1593b-7202-e011-9264-00237de2db9e">Shotly in the Windows Phone store</a></li> <li><a href="http://shotly.com/">Website</a></li> <li><a href="http://twitter.com/ShotlyGolf">Shotly on Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="http://facebook.com/ShotlyGolf">Shotly on Facebook</a></li></ul> <h3>Under-the-radar app</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/app/piktr-for-instagram/6d22a127-2a73-47bc-baf3-5d30a595fccd">Piktr for Instagram</a></li></ul> <p>Send us a link to your app and what you did to promote it or improve monetization, user retention, etc. to<a href="mailto:feedback@appbizdev.com">feedback@appbizdev.com</a> and get featured on the show + 250,000 ad impressions on AdDuplex.</p> <h3>Twitter follower of the week</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://twitter.com/intranoggin">Ryan Miller @intranoggin</a></li></ul> <p>Win 250,000 impressions on AdDuplex simply by <a href="http://twitter.com/appbizdev">following us on Twitter</a> or <a href="http://www.facebook.com/AppBizDev">liking us on Facebook</a>.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/appbizdev/~4/C56U5_2v_t4" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>0no James Vertisan joins Ben and Alan to talk about his success building and promoting his number one golf app on Windows Phone called Shotly (previously known as Executive Caddie). Also we talk about what it means to be a professional indie developer. We taBen Riga & Alan Mendelevich James Vertisan joins Ben and Alan to talk about his success building and promoting his number one golf app on Windows Phone called Shotly (previously known as Executive Caddie). Also we talk about what it means to be a professional indie developer. We take a snapshot view at Piktr an already great Instagram app on Windows 8 in the Under the Radar section. And finally a wonderful human being wins 250k ad impressions on AdDuplex. LISTEN NOW and SUBSCRIBE! Show notes How to Make it as a Professional Indie Game Developer Follow up: Response to "8 keys to indie success" James Vertisan interview Shotly in the Windows Phone store Website Shotly on Twitter Shotly on Facebook Under-the-radar app Piktr for Instagram Send us a link to your app and what you did to promote it or improve monetization, user retention, etc. tofeedback@appbizdev.com and get featured on the show + 250,000 ad impressions on AdDuplex. Twitter follower of the week Ryan Miller @intranoggin Win 250,000 impressions on AdDuplex simply by following us on Twitter or liking us on Facebook. windows,phone,wp7,wp8,windows8,apps,monetization,monetisation,marketing,promotionhttp://www.appbizdev.com/2013/04/episode-15-james-owns-golf.htmlhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/files.adduplex.com/appbizdev/appbizdev_015.mp3Episode 14: René Did It Allhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/appbizdev/~3/hHNUaVfvjeU/episode-14-rene-did-it-all.htmlfeedback@appbizdev.com (Ben Riga & Alan Mendelevich)Thu, 11 Apr 2013 22:20:44 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-348366192510757228.post-5087014970598183604<p><img title="rene" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="rene" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-CK5PfAfn5cE/UWeZUUuyKkI/AAAAAAAAKKY/tvCUpxeCKZY/rene%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" height="240"></p> <p>Microsoft Windows Phone MVP, Nokia Developer Champion and community hero René Schulte joins Ben and Alan to share his experience building popular apps.</p> <p>René Schulte is an internationally recognized, independent expert and was honored for his community work with the <a href="http://mvp.microsoft.com/en-US/findanmvp/Pages/profile.aspx?MVPID=a045a803-b9e7-4bda-8209-648068e8b2ee">Microsoft MVP</a> Award and as <a href="https://www.developer.nokia.com/Profile/?u=teichgraf">Nokia Developer Champion</a>. He <a href="http://blog.rene-schulte.info">blogs</a> about many topics of Windows Phone, .NET and Windows development in general and writes articles. Sometimes he can also be found at various events as a speaker including the Microsoft and Nokia Windows Phone launch events and he takes part as a judge for Mobile Development Contests (Microsoft Imagine Cup, AppCampus, Core77). <p>René Schulte is a Windows Phone developer since day one and develops highly acclaimed apps such as <a href="http://bit.ly/PicLabWp">Pictures Lab</a>, <a href="http://bit.ly/FunnyFacesWp7">Funny Faces</a>, <a href="http://www.windowsphone.com/s?appid=69a2cb09-53e1-477e-a8d7-d3093cff287b">Face Lens</a>, <a href="http://windowsphone.com/s?appid=da4c75d6-df50-e011-854c-00237de2db9e">Helium Voice</a>, <a href="http://bit.ly/CloudRecorderWp7">Cloud Recorder</a> and <a href="http://www.windowsphone.com/en-US/publishers/Schulte%20Software%20Development">more</a>. He combines the advanced algorithms of computer graphics, image processing and computer vision with a great user experience. René Schulte also created and maintains several popular open source libraries for WPF, Silverlight, Windows Phone and WinRT, such as <a href="http://writeablebitmapex.codeplex.com">WriteableBitmapEx</a> or the Augmented Reality library <a href="http://slartoolkit.codeplex.com">SLARToolKit</a>. <p>René Schulte also works for <a href="http://www.identitymine.com">IdentityMine</a>, an outstanding interactive design, software development, and user experience (UX) company. <p><a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/files.adduplex.com/appbizdev/appbizdev_014.mp3">LISTEN NOW</a> and <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/appbizdev">SUBSCRIBE</a>. <p>&nbsp;</p><script src="http://player.podtrac.com/player/embed.js?mode=single&amp;rgb=000033&amp;w=620&amp;h=0&amp;episode=http%3a%2f%2fwww.podtrac.com%2fpts%2fredirect.mp3%2ffiles.adduplex.com%2fappbizdev%2fappbizdev_014.mp3&amp;title=Episode+14%3a+Ren&eacute;+Did+It+All&amp;feed=http%3a%2f%2ffeeds.feedburner.com%2fappbizdev" type="text/javascript"></script> <h2>Show notes</h2> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.login.lt/conference">LOGIN conference</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.buildwindows.com/">BUILD conference</a></li></ul> <h3>René Schulte interview</h3> <ul> <li>Apps</li> <ul> <li><a href="http://bit.ly/PicLabWp">Pictures Lab</a></li> <ul> <li>Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/PicturesLab">@PicturesLab</a></li> <li>Facebook: <a href="http://facebook.com/PicturesLab">http://facebook.com/PicturesLab</a></li> <li>Press Reviews: <a href="http://bit.ly/PicturesLabReviews">http://bit.ly/PicturesLabReviews</a></li></ul> <li><a href="http://bit.ly/FunnyFacesWp7">Funny Faces</a> </li> <li><a href="http://www.windowsphone.com/s?appid=69a2cb09-53e1-477e-a8d7-d3093cff287b">Face Lens</a> </li> <li><a href="http://windowsphone.com/s?appid=da4c75d6-df50-e011-854c-00237de2db9e">Helium Voice</a></li> <li><a href="http://bit.ly/CloudRecorderWp7">Cloud Recorder</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.windowsphone.com/en-US/publishers/Schulte%20Software%20Development">more apps</a>&nbsp;</li></ul> <li><a href="http://twitter.com/rschu">René on twitter</a></li></ul> <h3>Under-the-radar app</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.windowsphone.com/s?appId=a2ee7ce9-7bdc-4ca0-b9ed-83097e5d72cd">PlusPoints Pro</a></li></ul> <p>Send us a link to your app and what you did to promote it or improve monetization, user retention, etc. to <a href="mailto:feedback@appbizdev.com">feedback@appbizdev.com</a> and get featured on the show + 250,000 ad impressions on AdDuplex.</p> <h3>Facebook fan of the week</h3> <p>Rudy Rodarte III</p> <p>Win 250,000 impressions on AdDuplex simply by <a href="http://twitter.com/appbizdev">following us on Twitter</a> or <a href="http://www.facebook.com/AppBizDev">liking us on Facebook</a>.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/appbizdev/~4/hHNUaVfvjeU" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>0no Microsoft Windows Phone MVP, Nokia Developer Champion and community hero René Schulte joins Ben and Alan to share his experience building popular apps. René Schulte is an internationally recognized, independent expert and was honored for his community woBen Riga & Alan Mendelevich Microsoft Windows Phone MVP, Nokia Developer Champion and community hero René Schulte joins Ben and Alan to share his experience building popular apps. René Schulte is an internationally recognized, independent expert and was honored for his community work with the Microsoft MVP Award and as Nokia Developer Champion. He blogs about many topics of Windows Phone, .NET and Windows development in general and writes articles. Sometimes he can also be found at various events as a speaker including the Microsoft and Nokia Windows Phone launch events and he takes part as a judge for Mobile Development Contests (Microsoft Imagine Cup, AppCampus, Core77). René Schulte is a Windows Phone developer since day one and develops highly acclaimed apps such as Pictures Lab, Funny Faces, Face Lens, Helium Voice, Cloud Recorder and more. He combines the advanced algorithms of computer graphics, image processing and computer vision with a great user experience. René Schulte also created and maintains several popular open source libraries for WPF, Silverlight, Windows Phone and WinRT, such as WriteableBitmapEx or the Augmented Reality library SLARToolKit. René Schulte also works for IdentityMine, an outstanding interactive design, software development, and user experience (UX) company. LISTEN NOW and SUBSCRIBE. &nbsp; Show notes LOGIN conference BUILD conference René Schulte interview Apps Pictures Lab Twitter: @PicturesLab Facebook: http://facebook.com/PicturesLab Press Reviews: http://bit.ly/PicturesLabReviews Funny Faces Face Lens Helium Voice Cloud Recorder more apps&nbsp; René on twitter Under-the-radar app PlusPoints Pro Send us a link to your app and what you did to promote it or improve monetization, user retention, etc. to feedback@appbizdev.com and get featured on the show + 250,000 ad impressions on AdDuplex. Facebook fan of the week Rudy Rodarte III Win 250,000 impressions on AdDuplex simply by following us on Twitter or liking us on Facebook. windows,phone,wp7,wp8,windows8,apps,monetization,monetisation,marketing,promotionhttp://www.appbizdev.com/2013/04/episode-14-rene-did-it-all.htmlhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/files.adduplex.com/appbizdev/appbizdev_014.mp3Episode 13: Jeff Turns Memories into Collageshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/appbizdev/~3/No-WjhMfPwE/episode-13-jeff-turns-memories-into.htmlfeedback@appbizdev.com (Ben Riga & Alan Mendelevich)Wed, 27 Mar 2013 01:46:41 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-348366192510757228.post-2641738411471792080<p><img title="custom_collage_screen_big" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="custom_collage_screen_big" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-vK-jTEN1mQQ/UVKx8JAh2BI/AAAAAAAAKHw/Zo4JmFPqKEg/custom_collage_screen_big%25255B9%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="620" height="185"></p> <p>Jeffrey Harmon the creator of Memorylage – one of the first apps featured in our Under-the-radar segment (<a href="http://www.appbizdev.com/2012/11/episode-6-matt-runs-wpug.html">Episode 6</a>) joins Ben &amp; Alan to talk about how he went from releasing his first app ever just few months ago to getting major features in Windows 8 and Windows Phone stores.</p> <p><a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/files.adduplex.com/appbizdev/appbizdev_013.mp3">LISTEN NOW</a> and <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/appbizdev">SUBSCRIBE</a></p><script src="http://player.podtrac.com/player/embed.js?mode=single&amp;rgb=000033&amp;w=620&amp;h=0&amp;episode=http%3a%2f%2fwww.podtrac.com%2fpts%2fredirect.mp3%2ffiles.adduplex.com%2fappbizdev%2fappbizdev_013.mp3&amp;title=Episode+13%3a+Jeff+Turns+Memories+into+Collages&amp;feed=http%3a%2f%2ffeeds.feedburner.com%2fappbizdev" type="text/javascript"></script> <h2>Show notes</h2> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.appcampus.fi">AppCampus</a></li> <li><a href="http://blog.adduplex.com/2013/03/the-next-app-business-model.html">The Next App Business Model</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/appsblog/2013/mar/18/free-to-play-games-perspective">Time for some perspective in the free-to-play games debate</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/MartinKoppel/20130314/188474/What_Windows_8_Developers_Should_Learn_From_iOS__Android.php">What Windows 8 Developers Should Learn From iOS &amp; Android</a></li></ul> <h2>Jeffrey Harmon Interview</h2> <ul> <li><a href="http://themissingbit.blogspot.com/">Blog</a></li> <li><a href="http://twitter.com/jrharmon82">Twitter</a></li> <li>Memorylage</li> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.memorylage.com/">Website</a></li> <li><a href="http://twitter.com/memorylage">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.facebook.com/memorylage">Facebook</a></li></ul></ul> <h2>Under-the-radar app</h2> <ul> <li><a href="http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/app/5-pics-1-word/4e66b4e6-5fe9-418b-a7ed-d3d6953e8c06">5 Pics 1 Word</a></li></ul> <p>Send us a link to your app and what you did to promote it or improve monetization, user retention, etc. to<a href="mailto:feedback@appbizdev.com">feedback@appbizdev.com</a> and get featured on the show + 250,000 ad impressions on AdDuplex. <h2>Twitter follower of the week</h2> <p><a href="http://twitter.com/LinderMotion">LinderMotion</a> <p>Win 250,000 impressions on AdDuplex simply by <a href="http://twitter.com/appbizdev">following us on Twitter</a> or <a href="http://www.facebook.com/AppBizDev">liking us on Facebook</a>.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/appbizdev/~4/No-WjhMfPwE" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>0no Jeffrey Harmon the creator of Memorylage – one of the first apps featured in our Under-the-radar segment (Episode 6) joins Ben &amp; Alan to talk about how he went from releasing his first app ever just few months ago to getting major features in WindowsBen Riga & Alan Mendelevich Jeffrey Harmon the creator of Memorylage – one of the first apps featured in our Under-the-radar segment (Episode 6) joins Ben &amp; Alan to talk about how he went from releasing his first app ever just few months ago to getting major features in Windows 8 and Windows Phone stores. LISTEN NOW and SUBSCRIBE Show notes AppCampus The Next App Business Model Time for some perspective in the free-to-play games debate What Windows 8 Developers Should Learn From iOS &amp; Android Jeffrey Harmon Interview Blog Twitter Memorylage Website Twitter Facebook Under-the-radar app 5 Pics 1 Word Send us a link to your app and what you did to promote it or improve monetization, user retention, etc. tofeedback@appbizdev.com and get featured on the show + 250,000 ad impressions on AdDuplex. Twitter follower of the week LinderMotion Win 250,000 impressions on AdDuplex simply by following us on Twitter or liking us on Facebook. windows,phone,wp7,wp8,windows8,apps,monetization,monetisation,marketing,promotionhttp://www.appbizdev.com/2013/03/episode-13-jeff-turns-memories-into.htmlhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/files.adduplex.com/appbizdev/appbizdev_013.mp3Episode 12: Marios Builds Monsters Uphttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/appbizdev/~3/pJcjUId9onA/episode-12-marios-builds-monsters-up.htmlfeedback@appbizdev.com (Ben Riga & Alan Mendelevich)Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:06:49 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-348366192510757228.post-1631493122147435266<p><img title="image" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-I6KWfIXqAKM/UUF2LxrdiHI/AAAAAAAAKGA/sLKC2eIi50c/image%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="582" height="112"></p> <p>Marios Karagiannis from Karios Games joins Ben and Alan on the show to talk about his Monster Up and other games, MonoGame, Unity, Amiga, PhD and more.</p> <p><a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/files.adduplex.com/appbizdev/appbizdev_012.mp3">LISTEN NOW</a> and <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/appbizdev">SUBSCRIBE</a>!</p> <script src="http://player.podtrac.com/player/embed.js?mode=single&amp;rgb=000033&amp;w=620&amp;h=0&amp;episode=http%3a%2f%2fwww.podtrac.com%2fpts%2fredirect.mp3%2ffiles.adduplex.com%2fappbizdev%2fappbizdev_012.mp3&amp;title=Episode+12%3a+Marios+builds+monsters+up&amp;feed=http%3a%2f%2ffeeds.feedburner.com%2fappbizdev" type="text/javascript"></script> <p>This episode is brought to you by <a href="http://fortumo.com/windows8">Fortumo</a>.</p> <h2>Show notes</h2> <ul> <li><a href="http://techdays.be">TechDays Belgium</a>, <a href="http://techdays.nl">TechDays Netherlands</a> <li><a href="http://mobileworldcongress.com">Mobile World Congress</a> <li><a href="http://blogs.unity3d.com/2013/03/07/unity-4-early-access-for-windows-store-apps/">Unity 4 Early Access for Windows Store apps</a> <li>@joebelfiore: Curious about Unity engine on WP8? Here's the first #WP8 game built on their SDK (beta) <a href="http://t.co/9HsERPVhkD">http://t.co/9HsERPVhkD</a><br><a href="https://twitter.com/joebelfiore/status/311145251777683456">https://twitter.com/joebelfiore/status/311145251777683456</a></li></ul> <h2>Marios Karagiannis interview</h2> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.kariosgames.com/">Karios Games website</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.karios.gr/">Marios’ blog</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.monsterupgame.com/">MonsterUp Games</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/MonsterUpGame">MonsterUp Facebook Page</a></li> <li><a href="http://twitter.com/marioskar">Marios on Twitter</a></li></ul> <h2>250,000 impressions on AdDuplex go to…</h2> <p>Rod Galanga for feedback and Nikolay Petrov for liking us on Facebook. Congratulations!</p> <p>Send us a link to your app and what you did to promote it or improve monetization, user retention, etc. to<a href="mailto:feedback@appbizdev.com">feedback@appbizdev.com</a> and get featured on the show + 250,000 ad impressions on AdDuplex.</p> <p>Win 250,000 impressions on AdDuplex simply by <a href="http://twitter.com/appbizdev">following us on Twitter</a> or <a href="http://www.facebook.com/AppBizDev">liking us on Facebook</a>.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/appbizdev/~4/pJcjUId9onA" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>0no Marios Karagiannis from Karios Games joins Ben and Alan on the show to talk about his Monster Up and other games, MonoGame, Unity, Amiga, PhD and more. LISTEN NOW and SUBSCRIBE! This episode is brought to you by Fortumo. Show notes TechDays Belgium, TechBen Riga & Alan Mendelevich Marios Karagiannis from Karios Games joins Ben and Alan on the show to talk about his Monster Up and other games, MonoGame, Unity, Amiga, PhD and more. LISTEN NOW and SUBSCRIBE! This episode is brought to you by Fortumo. Show notes TechDays Belgium, TechDays Netherlands Mobile World Congress Unity 4 Early Access for Windows Store apps @joebelfiore: Curious about Unity engine on WP8? Here's the first #WP8 game built on their SDK (beta) http://t.co/9HsERPVhkD https://twitter.com/joebelfiore/status/311145251777683456 Marios Karagiannis interview Karios Games website Marios’ blog MonsterUp Games MonsterUp Facebook Page Marios on Twitter 250,000 impressions on AdDuplex go to… Rod Galanga for feedback and Nikolay Petrov for liking us on Facebook. Congratulations! Send us a link to your app and what you did to promote it or improve monetization, user retention, etc. tofeedback@appbizdev.com and get featured on the show + 250,000 ad impressions on AdDuplex. Win 250,000 impressions on AdDuplex simply by following us on Twitter or liking us on Facebook. windows,phone,wp7,wp8,windows8,apps,monetization,monetisation,marketing,promotionhttp://www.appbizdev.com/2013/03/episode-12-marios-builds-monsters-up.htmlhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/files.adduplex.com/appbizdev/appbizdev_012.mp3Episode 11: Flurry with Jarahhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/appbizdev/~3/xlXau6olpuE/episode-11-flurry-with-jarah.htmlfeedback@appbizdev.com (Ben Riga & Alan Mendelevich)Wed, 13 Feb 2013 03:58:15 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-348366192510757228.post-4866865370842213023<p><img title="image" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-vumklspnhCg/URX-63zDptI/AAAAAAAAJ9k/EXs6-EI5Jqs/image%25255B18%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="620" height="174"><br>This week we go deep about price changes and how to be profitable with in-app purchase. </p> <p>We also interview Jarah Euston - Director of Analytics from Flurry. And she surprises us with some good news about how Windows Phone is doing. <p>We put some coins in the Slot Machine and come up a winner in the Under the Radar section <p>And finally a cloud-based lifeform wins 250k ad impressions on AdDuplex. <p><a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/files.adduplex.com/appbizdev/appbizdev_011.mp3">LISTEN NOW</a> and <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/appbizdev">SUBSCRIBE</a> <br><script src="http://player.podtrac.com/player/embed.js?mode=single&amp;rgb=000033&amp;w=620&amp;h=0&amp;episode=http%3a%2f%2fwww.podtrac.com%2fpts%2fredirect.mp3%2ffiles.adduplex.com%2fappbizdev%2fappbizdev_011.mp3&amp;title=Episode+11%3a+Flurry+with+Jarah&amp;feed=http%3a%2f%2ffeeds.feedburner.com%2fappbizdev" type="text/javascript"></script><br> <h2>Show notes</h2> <h3>Banter</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.mobileworldcongress.com/">Mobile World Congress</a> <li>TechDays in <a href="http://techdays.be">Belgium</a> and <a href="http://techdays.nl">Netherlands</a></li><li><a href="http://bit.ly/BuildForBothLive">Build for Both event</a></li></ul> <h3>News</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.distimo.com/blog/2013_01_publication-the-impact-of-price-changes/">Distimo: The Impact of Price Changes</a> <li><a href="http://penny-arcade.com/report/editorial-article/when-a-huge-audience-isnt-enough-how-punch-quest-tweaked-an-economy-into-pr">When a huge audience isn’t enough: how Punch Quest tweaked a free-to-play economy into profitability</a></li></ul> <h3>Interview with Jarah Euston</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://flurry.com">Flurry</a> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/jarahk">Jarah on Twitter</a></li></ul> <h3>Under-the-radar app – Slot Machine</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/app/slot-machine/7c60012a-00bd-4cae-a402-a9885ec11ea1">Slot Machine for Windows 8</a></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002C949KE/ref=as_li_ss_til?tag=ailosdeveblog-20&amp;camp=0&amp;creative=0&amp;linkCode=as4&amp;creativeASIN=B002C949KE&amp;adid=1DQ5VAC99HEV503TW9N6&amp;">Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely</a></li><li><a href="http://10rem.net/blog/2013/01/23/getting-more-visibility-for-your-windows-store-app-part-1-create-great-apps">Getting more visibility for your Windows Store app Part 1: Create great apps</a></li></ul> <p>Send us a link to your app and what you did to promote it or improve monetization, user retention, etc. to <a href="mailto:feedback@appbizdev.com">feedback@appbizdev.com</a> and get featured on the show + 250,000 ad impressions on AdDuplex.</p> <h3>Twitter follower of the week</h3> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/darrix">@darrix</a>. Congrats!</p> <p>Win 250,000 impressions on AdDuplex simply by <a href="http://twitter.com/appbizdev">following us on Twitter</a> or <a href="http://www.facebook.com/AppBizDev">liking us on Facebook</a>.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/appbizdev/~4/xlXau6olpuE" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>0no This week we go deep about price changes and how to be profitable with in-app purchase. We also interview Jarah Euston - Director of Analytics from Flurry. And she surprises us with some good news about how Windows Phone is doing. We put some coins in thBen Riga & Alan Mendelevich This week we go deep about price changes and how to be profitable with in-app purchase. We also interview Jarah Euston - Director of Analytics from Flurry. And she surprises us with some good news about how Windows Phone is doing. We put some coins in the Slot Machine and come up a winner in the Under the Radar section And finally a cloud-based lifeform wins 250k ad impressions on AdDuplex. LISTEN NOW and SUBSCRIBE Show notes Banter Mobile World Congress TechDays in Belgium and NetherlandsBuild for Both event News Distimo: The Impact of Price Changes When a huge audience isn’t enough: how Punch Quest tweaked a free-to-play economy into profitability Interview with Jarah Euston Flurry Jarah on Twitter Under-the-radar app – Slot Machine Slot Machine for Windows 8Predictably Irrational by Dan ArielyGetting more visibility for your Windows Store app Part 1: Create great apps Send us a link to your app and what you did to promote it or improve monetization, user retention, etc. to feedback@appbizdev.com and get featured on the show + 250,000 ad impressions on AdDuplex. Twitter follower of the week @darrix. Congrats! Win 250,000 impressions on AdDuplex simply by following us on Twitter or liking us on Facebook. windows,phone,wp7,wp8,windows8,apps,monetization,monetisation,marketing,promotionhttp://www.appbizdev.com/2013/02/episode-11-flurry-with-jarah.htmlhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/files.adduplex.com/appbizdev/appbizdev_011.mp3Episode 10: MarkedUp Aaronhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/appbizdev/~3/4niMKnow0Sg/episode-10-markedup-aaron.htmlfeedback@appbizdev.com (Ben Riga & Alan Mendelevich)Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:44:57 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-348366192510757228.post-4170553667382562914<p><img title="image" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-XDF4FZ-U1vk/UP-jB4qoN0I/AAAAAAAAJ6c/Ayjh7yjybH4/image%25255B15%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="620" height="372"></p> <p>Aaron Stannard talks to the guys about his analytics startup MarkedUp, metrics and app stores in general.</p> <p><a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/files.adduplex.com/appbizdev/appbizdev_010.mp3">LISTEN NOW</a> and <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/appbizdev">SUBSCRIBE</a></p><script src="http://player.podtrac.com/player/embed.js?mode=single&amp;rgb=000033&amp;w=620&amp;h=0&amp;episode=http%3a%2f%2fwww.podtrac.com%2fpts%2fredirect.mp3%2ffiles.adduplex.com%2fappbizdev%2fappbizdev_010.mp3&amp;title=Episode+10%3a+MarkedUp+Aaron&amp;feed=http%3a%2f%2ffeeds.feedburner.com%2fappbizdev" type="text/javascript"></script> <h2>Show notes</h2> <h3>Banter</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://blog.adduplex.com/2013/01/adduplex-turns-2.html">AdDuplex Turns 2!</a> – get 2X more impressions and an extra 30% off using coupon code <strong>APPBIZDEV2</strong></li></ul> <h3>News</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://blog.flurry.com/bid/92377/The-Gamification-of-Mobile-Games">The Gamification of Mobile Games</a> <li><a href="http://thegamebakers.com/money-and-the-app-store-a-few-figures-that-might-help-an-indie-developer.html">Money and the App Store: a few figures that might help an indie developer</a> <li><a href="http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/7/3835724/the-price-of-apps">Consumers pay the hidden costs for the 'free' app ecosystem</a> <li><a href="http://news.digipen.edu/alumni/refract-studios-goes-the-distance/">Game development is more than a creative exercise — sometimes it's a race</a> <li><a href="http://www.devatheart.com/">Analytics for Windows Phone nuget to rule them all</a> <li><a href="http://www.visionmobile.com/blog/2012/11/which-apps-make-money/">Which apps make money?</a> <li><a href="http://www.distimo.com/blog/2013_01_download-uptake-of-ruzzle-on-iphone/">Distimo: Download Uptake Of Ruzzle On iOS</a> <li><a href="http://www.gamesbrief.com/2013/01/minecraft-grosses-over-250-million-in-2012-but-which-platform-dominated/">MINECRAFT GROSSES OVER $250 MILLION IN 2012, BUT WHICH PLATFORM DOMINATED?</a> <li><a href="http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?1678"><u><font color="#0066cc">Mobile Sign Up Forms Must Die</font></u></a> <li><a href="http://blogs.windows.com/windows_phone/b/wpdev/archive/2013/01/14/next-app-star-see-your-app-featured-in-a-windows-phone-tv-ad.aspx"><u><font color="#0066cc">Next App Star: See your app featured in a Windows Phone TV ad</font></u></a></li></ul> <h3>Aaron Stannard Interview</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://markedup.com/">MarkedUp</a> <ul> <li><a href="http://blog.markedup.com/">blog</a> <li><a href="https://github.com/markedup-mobi/">GitHub</a> <li><a href="http://twitter.com/markedupmobi">Twitter</a> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/mrkedup">Facebook</a></li></ul></li></ul> <h3>Under-the-radar app</h3> <p>No under the radar app this week! Send us a link to your app and what you did to promote it or improve monetization, user retention, etc. to <a href="mailto:feedback@appbizdev.com">feedback@appbizdev.com</a> and get featured on the show + 250,000 ad impressions on AdDuplex.</p> <h3>Facebook friend of the week</h3> <p>Rich Hopkins. Congrats!</p> <p>Win 250,000 impressions on AdDuplex simply by <a href="http://twitter.com/appbizdev">following us on Twitter</a> or <a href="http://www.facebook.com/AppBizDev">liking us on Facebook</a>.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/appbizdev/~4/4niMKnow0Sg" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>0no Aaron Stannard talks to the guys about his analytics startup MarkedUp, metrics and app stores in general. LISTEN NOW and SUBSCRIBE Show notes Banter AdDuplex Turns 2! – get 2X more impressions and an extra 30% off using coupon code APPBIZDEV2 News The GaBen Riga & Alan Mendelevich Aaron Stannard talks to the guys about his analytics startup MarkedUp, metrics and app stores in general. LISTEN NOW and SUBSCRIBE Show notes Banter AdDuplex Turns 2! – get 2X more impressions and an extra 30% off using coupon code APPBIZDEV2 News The Gamification of Mobile Games Money and the App Store: a few figures that might help an indie developer Consumers pay the hidden costs for the 'free' app ecosystem Game development is more than a creative exercise — sometimes it's a race Analytics for Windows Phone nuget to rule them all Which apps make money? Distimo: Download Uptake Of Ruzzle On iOS MINECRAFT GROSSES OVER $250 MILLION IN 2012, BUT WHICH PLATFORM DOMINATED? Mobile Sign Up Forms Must Die Next App Star: See your app featured in a Windows Phone TV ad Aaron Stannard Interview MarkedUp blog GitHub Twitter Facebook Under-the-radar app No under the radar app this week! Send us a link to your app and what you did to promote it or improve monetization, user retention, etc. to feedback@appbizdev.com and get featured on the show + 250,000 ad impressions on AdDuplex. Facebook friend of the week Rich Hopkins. Congrats! Win 250,000 impressions on AdDuplex simply by following us on Twitter or liking us on Facebook. windows,phone,wp7,wp8,windows8,apps,monetization,monetisation,marketing,promotionhttp://www.appbizdev.com/2013/01/episode-10-markedup-aaron.htmlhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/files.adduplex.com/appbizdev/appbizdev_010.mp3Episode 9: Joakim Knows His Metricshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/appbizdev/~3/kGjcFWlpYfA/episode-9-joakim-knows-his-metrics.htmlfeedback@appbizdev.com (Ben Riga & Alan Mendelevich)Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:25:04 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-348366192510757228.post-9069233896579160133<p><img title="Tape measure close-up" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Tape measure close-up" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-wK-QkS8f1I0/UPURRx9Yq1I/AAAAAAAAJ2o/HmDX5_j-yQE/tapemeasure%25255B10%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="620" height="239"></p> <p>Joakim Achrén was instrumental in the success of the recent superstar iOS game company called <a href="http://www.supercell.net/">Supercell</a>. He shares his experience implementing analytics to measure the success (or lack of) of your games and apps.</p> <p><a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/files.adduplex.com/appbizdev/appbizdev_009.mp3">LISTEN NOW</a> and <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/appbizdev">subscribe</a>!</p><script src="http://player.podtrac.com/player/embed.js?mode=single&amp;rgb=000033&amp;w=620&amp;h=0&amp;episode=http%3a%2f%2fwww.podtrac.com%2fpts%2fredirect.mp3%2ffiles.adduplex.com%2fappbizdev%2fappbizdev_009.mp3&amp;title=Episode+9%3a+Joakim+Knows+His+Metrics&amp;feed=http%3a%2f%2ffeeds.feedburner.com%2fappbizdev" type="text/javascript"></script> <h2>Show notes</h2> <ul> <li>New jingle by <a href="http://www.geraigerai.com/">Gerai Gerai</a> </li> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.windowsphone.com/s?appId=6bfdf76d-582a-4320-88e2-b97e6ce7a9f8">Orai</a> – Lithuanian weather app</li></ul> <li><a href="http://codemash.org/">Codemash</a></li></ul> <h2>News</h2> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.wpcentral.com/windows-phone-central-crosses-1-million-unique-visitors-month">Windows Phone Central crosses 1 Million unique visitors a month</a> <li><a href="http://www.appcampus.fi/blog/126-first-appcampus-funded-application-released">FIRST APPCAMPUS -FUNDED APPLICATION RELEASED</a> </li> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.appcampus.fi/blog/128-2nd-appcampus-funded-app-is-out-physamajig">2ND APPCAMPUS -FUNDED APP IS OUT</a></li></ul> <li><a href="http://wmpoweruser.com/fhotoroom-photo-filter-app-passes-1-million-downloads-on-windows-phone/">Fhotoroom photo filter app passes 1 million downloads on Windows Phone</a> <li><a href="http://blogs.windows.com/windows_phone/b/wpdev/archive/2012/12/26/reflecting-on-2012-scale-and-opportunity.aspx">Reflecting on 2012: scale and opportunity</a> <li><a href="http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2012/12/27/windows-8-store-passes-35000-apps-adding-an-average-of-415-daily/">Adding 415 apps daily, Windows 8 blows past the 35,000 app milestone</a> <li><a href="http://roem.ru/2012/12/30/win8overosx59680/">Windows 8 outgrows Mac OS X (all versions) in Russia</a> <li><a href="http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-60-million-windows-8-licenses-sold-100-million-app-downloads">Microsoft: 60 million Windows 8 licenses sold, 100 million app downloads</a> <li><a href="http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/02/abi-43-6b-app-downloads-worldwide-in-year-to-sept-2012-apple-leads-google-and-microsoft-overall/">ABI: 43.6B App Downloads In Year To Sept 2012, Apple Leads Google + Microsoft Overall, But Microsoft Tops For Innovation</a> <li><a href="http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/01/02/christmas-week-saw-a-record-breaking-1-76-billion-app-downloads-worldwide-flurry/">Christmas week saw a record-breaking 1.76 billion app downloads worldwide: Flurry</a> <li><a href="http://blog.extendedresults.com/2012/12/12/we-are-doing-great-on-windows-8/">WE ARE DOING GREAT ON WINDOWS 8!</a> <li><a href="http://venturebeat.com/2012/12/19/love-your-free-players-to-unlock-the-full-potential-of-free-to-play-games/">Love your free players to unlock the full potential of free-to-play games</a> <li><a href="http://allaboutwindowsphone.com/flow/item/16468_MarkedUp_ready_to_help_develop.php">MarkedUp ready to help developers improve in-app purchasing</a> </li> <ul> <li><a href="http://herdingcode.com/?p=493">HERDING CODE 154 – AARON STANNARD ON MARKEDUP, FOUNDING A STARTUP, AND WINDOWS 8 DEVELOPMENT</a></li></ul></ul> <h2>Interview</h2> <ul> <li><a href="http://gamesbusinesslessons.com/">Joakim’s blog</a> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/joakim_a">Joakim on Twitter</a> <li><a href="http://gameanalytics.com/">GameAnalytics</a> <li><a href="http://swrve.com/">Swrve</a></li></ul> <h2>Under-the-radar app: The Next Line</h2> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.windowsphone.com/s?appId=b47c7a00-190b-4024-b6d1-d0bf42849984">The Next Line in Windows Phone Store</a></li></ul> <p><a href="mailto:feedback@appbizdev.com">Send us</a> what you did to promote your app and get 250,000 impressions on <a href="http://www.adduplex.com">AdDuplex</a> if we feature your app on the show!</p> <h2>Twitter follower of the week</h2> <p>Manuel Alvarado <a href="https://twitter.com/zbule">@zBuLe</a></p> <p>Win 250,000 impressions on AdDuplex simply by <a href="http://twitter.com/appbizdev">following us on Twitter</a> or <a href="http://www.facebook.com/AppBizDev">liking us on Facebook</a>.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/appbizdev/~4/kGjcFWlpYfA" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>0no Joakim Achrén was instrumental in the success of the recent superstar iOS game company called Supercell. He shares his experience implementing analytics to measure the success (or lack of) of your games and apps. LISTEN NOW and subscribe! Show notes New Ben Riga & Alan Mendelevich Joakim Achrén was instrumental in the success of the recent superstar iOS game company called Supercell. He shares his experience implementing analytics to measure the success (or lack of) of your games and apps. LISTEN NOW and subscribe! Show notes New jingle by Gerai Gerai Orai – Lithuanian weather app Codemash News Windows Phone Central crosses 1 Million unique visitors a month FIRST APPCAMPUS -FUNDED APPLICATION RELEASED 2ND APPCAMPUS -FUNDED APP IS OUT Fhotoroom photo filter app passes 1 million downloads on Windows Phone Reflecting on 2012: scale and opportunity Adding 415 apps daily, Windows 8 blows past the 35,000 app milestone Windows 8 outgrows Mac OS X (all versions) in Russia Microsoft: 60 million Windows 8 licenses sold, 100 million app downloads ABI: 43.6B App Downloads In Year To Sept 2012, Apple Leads Google + Microsoft Overall, But Microsoft Tops For Innovation Christmas week saw a record-breaking 1.76 billion app downloads worldwide: Flurry WE ARE DOING GREAT ON WINDOWS 8! Love your free players to unlock the full potential of free-to-play games MarkedUp ready to help developers improve in-app purchasing HERDING CODE 154 – AARON STANNARD ON MARKEDUP, FOUNDING A STARTUP, AND WINDOWS 8 DEVELOPMENT Interview Joakim’s blog Joakim on Twitter GameAnalytics Swrve Under-the-radar app: The Next Line The Next Line in Windows Phone Store Send us what you did to promote your app and get 250,000 impressions on AdDuplex if we feature your app on the show! Twitter follower of the week Manuel Alvarado @zBuLe Win 250,000 impressions on AdDuplex simply by following us on Twitter or liking us on Facebook. windows,phone,wp7,wp8,windows8,apps,monetization,monetisation,marketing,promotionhttp://www.appbizdev.com/2013/01/episode-9-joakim-knows-his-metrics.htmlhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/files.adduplex.com/appbizdev/appbizdev_009.mp3Episode 8: Atta + Tweetro + MetroTube + Dramahttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/appbizdev/~3/q2osAzK2bzE/episode-8-atta-tweetro-metrotube-drama.htmlfeedback@appbizdev.com (Ben Riga & Alan Mendelevich)Tue, 18 Dec 2012 01:03:01 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-348366192510757228.post-5784411335805081625<p><img title="image" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-rXnZzQfr4hs/UNAxBmIx8TI/AAAAAAAAJxw/GJQ5Uzo3DJ4/image%25255B14%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="620" height="253"></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/attaelayyan">Atta Elayyan</a> from <a href="http://lazywormapps.com/">LazyWormApps</a> – creators of 2 iconic apps for Windows Phone and Windows 8 (MetroTube and Tweetro+) – has joined Ben and Alan on the podcast to talk about all the drama they went through developing apps for 3rd party platforms and the effect that had on their business strategy.</p> <p><a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/files.adduplex.com/appbizdev/appbizdev_008.mp3">Listen now</a> and <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/appbizdev">SUBSCRIBE</a> to the podcast feed!</p> <br /> <script src="http://player.podtrac.com/player/embed.js?mode=single&amp;rgb=000033&amp;w=620&amp;h=0&amp;episode=http%3a%2f%2fwww.podtrac.com%2fpts%2fredirect.mp3%2ffiles.adduplex.com%2fappbizdev%2fappbizdev_008.mp3&amp;title=Episode+8%3a+Atta+%2B+Tweetro+%2B+MetroTube+%2B+Drama&amp;feed=http%3a%2f%2ffeeds.feedburner.com%2fappbizdev" type="text/javascript"></script> <br /> <h2>News</h2> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/Windows+8/Great+Big+War+Game/news.asp?c=47147">Great Big War Game made £52 in a week on Windows RT, while iOS and Android versions made thousands</a></li> <ul> <li>Follow up: <a href="http://www.pocketgamer.biz/r/PG.Biz/Great+Big+War+Game/news.asp?c=47212">War is over: Developer 'shitstorm' results in big push by Microsoft for Great Big War Game</a></li></ul> <li><a href="http://readwrite.com/2012/12/07/the-era-of-easy-riches-in-mobile-apps-is-over">The Era Of Easy Riches In Mobile Apps Is Over</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.bit-101.com/blog/?p=3604">Falling Balls Update</a></li> <li><a href="http://blog.adduplex.com/2012/12/greet-your-developer-friends-with.html">AdDuplex Gift Cards</a></li></ul> <h2>&nbsp;</h2> <h2>Atta Elayyan interview</h2> <ul> <li><a href="http://lazywormapps.com/">LazyWormApps</a></li> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/lazywormapps">LazyWormApps on Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="http://facebook.com/lazywormapps">Facebook</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/lazywormapps">YouTube</a></li></ul> <li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-4ORQaInzk">Atta’s session at TechEd outlining their “secret to success”</a></li> <li><a href="http://metrotubeapp.com/">MetroTube</a></li> <ul> <li><a href="http://twitter.com/metrotube">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="http://facebook.com/metrotube">Facebook</a></li></ul> <li><a href="http://tweetroapp.com/">Tweetro</a></li> <ul> <li><a href="http://tweetroapp.com/tweetroplus.html">Tweetro+</a></li> <li><a href="http://twitter.com/tweetroapp">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="http://facebook.com/tweetroapp">Facebook</a></li></ul></ul> <h2>&nbsp;</h2> <h2>Under-the-radar app</h2> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.apps4couples.com/">quiz4couples</a></li> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.windowsphone.com/s?appId=c66f79f2-b57c-4816-9aaa-b323f9179055">quiz4couples in Windows Phone store</a></li></ul></ul> <p>Send us what you did to promote your app to <a href="mailto:feedback@appbizdev.com">feedback@appbizdev.com</a> and get <strong>250,000 ad impressions</strong> on <a href="http://www.adduplex.com/">AdDuplex</a> if your app gets covered on the show!</p> <h2>Bonus!</h2> <p><a href="http://twitter.com/AppBizDev">Follow us on Twitter</a> and/or <a href="http://facebook.com/AppBizDev">like us on Facebook</a> and win 250,000 ad impressions on AdDuplex. One lucky winner will be picked at random during every show.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/appbizdev/~4/q2osAzK2bzE" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>0no Atta Elayyan from LazyWormApps – creators of 2 iconic apps for Windows Phone and Windows 8 (MetroTube and Tweetro+) – has joined Ben and Alan on the podcast to talk about all the drama they went through developing apps for 3rd party platforms and the effBen Riga & Alan Mendelevich Atta Elayyan from LazyWormApps – creators of 2 iconic apps for Windows Phone and Windows 8 (MetroTube and Tweetro+) – has joined Ben and Alan on the podcast to talk about all the drama they went through developing apps for 3rd party platforms and the effect that had on their business strategy. Listen now and SUBSCRIBE to the podcast feed! News Great Big War Game made £52 in a week on Windows RT, while iOS and Android versions made thousands Follow up: War is over: Developer 'shitstorm' results in big push by Microsoft for Great Big War Game The Era Of Easy Riches In Mobile Apps Is Over Falling Balls Update AdDuplex Gift Cards &nbsp; Atta Elayyan interview LazyWormApps LazyWormApps on Twitter Facebook YouTube Atta’s session at TechEd outlining their “secret to success” MetroTube Twitter Facebook Tweetro Tweetro+ Twitter Facebook &nbsp; Under-the-radar app quiz4couples quiz4couples in Windows Phone store Send us what you did to promote your app to feedback@appbizdev.com and get 250,000 ad impressions on AdDuplex if your app gets covered on the show! Bonus! Follow us on Twitter and/or like us on Facebook and win 250,000 ad impressions on AdDuplex. One lucky winner will be picked at random during every show. windows,phone,wp7,wp8,windows8,apps,monetization,monetisation,marketing,promotionhttp://www.appbizdev.com/2012/12/episode-8-atta-tweetro-metrotube-drama.htmlhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/files.adduplex.com/appbizdev/appbizdev_008.mp3Episode 7: Chanse unpacks Nokiahttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/appbizdev/~3/SZftYs1KiTE/episode-7-chanse-unpacks-nokia.htmlfeedback@appbizdev.com (Ben Riga & Alan Mendelevich)Thu, 06 Dec 2012 01:03:22 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-348366192510757228.post-2781069352155118980<p><img title="image" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-X_SL14FUSWg/UMBfBwnxF1I/AAAAAAAAJuA/XNaBpoAByH0/image%25255B6%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="620" height="154"></p> <p>Chanse Arrington Head of Developer &amp; Content Marketing for Nokia joins the show to cover a myriad of programs Nokia runs to support, encourage and reward Windows Phone developers. <p><a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/files.adduplex.com/appbizdev/appbizdev_007.mp3">Listen now</a> and don’t forget to <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/appbizdev">SUBSCRIBE</a>. <script src="http://player.podtrac.com/player/embed.js?mode=single&amp;rgb=000033&amp;w=620&amp;h=0&amp;episode=http%3a%2f%2fwww.podtrac.com%2fpts%2fredirect.mp3%2ffiles.adduplex.com%2fappbizdev%2fappbizdev_007.mp3&amp;title=Episode+7%3a+Chanse+unpacks+Nokia&amp;feed=http%3a%2f%2ffeeds.feedburner.com%2fappbizdev" type="text/javascript"></script> <h2>&nbsp;</h2> <h2>Show notes</h2> <h3>News</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.neowin.net/news/ballmer-several-windows-8-apps-have-had-one-million-downloads">Ballmer: Several Windows 8 apps have had one million downloads</a></li> <li><a href="http://venturebeat.com/2012/11/27/free-resources-for-startups/">Open source entrepreneurship: Free resources to help kickstart your startup</a></li> <li><a href="http://techcrunch.com/2012/11/27/windows-8-app-store-has-3-times-as-many-downloads-as-apples-mac-store-but-only-one-fifth-the-revenues-says-distimo/">Windows 8 App Store Has 3 Times As Many Downloads As Apple’s Mac Store, But Only One-Fifth The Revenues, Says Distimo</a></li> <li><a href="http://cristinajcordova.com/post/36553000358/the-biggest-problem-in-mobile-retention">The Biggest Problem in Mobile: Retention</a></li> <li><a href="http://cristinajcordova.com/post/37073940984/what-makes-mobile-retention-so-difficult">Follow-up post: What Makes Mobile Retention So Difficult</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/toddbrix/statuses/274671725847924736">Todd Brix: If you build it, they will come. 100%+ increase in WP developer revenue &amp; app downloads since WP8 launch in Nov. #wpdev, #windowsPhone</a></li> <li><a href="http://blog.adduplex.com/2012/12/adduplex-windows-phone-november-2012.html">AdDuplex compared the average number of daily users per app on November 30th, 2012 to what they had a year ago. The difference is around 3.5x. (132 vs 468)</a></li> <li><a href="http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/windowsstore/thread/8b3cf68d-897d-4a47-ace0-2c42355bf688">Protecting your Windows Store app from unauthorized use</a></li> <li><a href="http://techcrunch.com/2012/12/03/appenomics-who-decided-that-apps-particularly-third-party-twitter-apps-had-to-be-cheap/">Appenomics: Who Decided That Apps, Particularly Third-Party Twitter Apps, Had To Be Cheap?</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/12/04/top_25_app_devs_earn_half_of_revenue/">Half of all app store revenue goes to just 25 developers</a></li></ul> <h3>Chanse Arrington interview</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://twitter.com/chansearrington">Chanse on Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="http://bit.ly/Vkm5E0">Nokia Ad Exchange</a> (<a href="http://bit.ly/VklX7n">video</a>)</li> <li><a href="http://bit.ly/TFEgrg">Marketing Tools</a></li> <ul> <li><a href="http://bit.ly/TFEf6H">Before you launch</a></li> <li><a href="http://bit.ly/TFEcYo">During your launch</a></li> <li><a href="http://bit.ly/TFEhLI">After your launch</a></li></ul> <li><a href="http://bit.ly/VknSZA">Nokia Premium Developer</a> (<a href="http://bit.ly/TFGdnA">video</a>)</li> <li><a href="http://www.dvlup.com/">DVLUP</a></li> <ul> <li><a href="http://bit.ly/VknIBE">What is DVLUP?</a></li> <li><a href="http://bit.ly/VdbGf5">End of the year Pointstravaganza!</a></li> <li><a href="http://bit.ly/SOHu7E">3x ways to get a new Nokia Lumia</a></li> <li>DVLUP access code "BetaInvite"</li></ul></ul> <h3>Under-the-radar app</h3> <p>No under-the-radar app this week. Send us information about your <strong>published</strong> app and what you did to promote it and we may feature it on the show. And if we do you will also get 250,000 free ad impressions on <a href="http://www.adduplex.com/">AdDuplex</a>.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/appbizdev/~4/SZftYs1KiTE" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>0no Chanse Arrington Head of Developer &amp; Content Marketing for Nokia joins the show to cover a myriad of programs Nokia runs to support, encourage and reward Windows Phone developers. Listen now and don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE. &nbsp; Show notes News BallmBen Riga & Alan Mendelevich Chanse Arrington Head of Developer &amp; Content Marketing for Nokia joins the show to cover a myriad of programs Nokia runs to support, encourage and reward Windows Phone developers. Listen now and don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE. &nbsp; Show notes News Ballmer: Several Windows 8 apps have had one million downloads Open source entrepreneurship: Free resources to help kickstart your startup Windows 8 App Store Has 3 Times As Many Downloads As Apple’s Mac Store, But Only One-Fifth The Revenues, Says Distimo The Biggest Problem in Mobile: Retention Follow-up post: What Makes Mobile Retention So Difficult Todd Brix: If you build it, they will come. 100%+ increase in WP developer revenue &amp; app downloads since WP8 launch in Nov. #wpdev, #windowsPhone AdDuplex compared the average number of daily users per app on November 30th, 2012 to what they had a year ago. The difference is around 3.5x. (132 vs 468) Protecting your Windows Store app from unauthorized use Appenomics: Who Decided That Apps, Particularly Third-Party Twitter Apps, Had To Be Cheap? Half of all app store revenue goes to just 25 developers Chanse Arrington interview Chanse on Twitter Nokia Ad Exchange (video) Marketing Tools Before you launch During your launch After your launch Nokia Premium Developer (video) DVLUP What is DVLUP? End of the year Pointstravaganza! 3x ways to get a new Nokia Lumia DVLUP access code "BetaInvite" Under-the-radar app No under-the-radar app this week. Send us information about your published app and what you did to promote it and we may feature it on the show. And if we do you will also get 250,000 free ad impressions on AdDuplex. windows,phone,wp7,wp8,windows8,apps,monetization,monetisation,marketing,promotionhttp://www.appbizdev.com/2012/12/episode-7-chanse-unpacks-nokia.htmlhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/files.adduplex.com/appbizdev/appbizdev_007.mp3Episode 6: Matt runs WPUGhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/appbizdev/~3/NaLEo-JOlbc/episode-6-matt-runs-wpug.htmlfeedback@appbizdev.com (Ben Riga & Alan Mendelevich)Wed, 28 Nov 2012 01:39:45 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-348366192510757228.post-3981460867243271519<p><a href="http://wpug.net"><img title="sunset" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="sunset" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Hc4oWKRt-dY/ULXbmWKPRdI/AAAAAAAAJq0/uc5qLGhkAZ0/sunset%25255B8%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="620" height="152"></a></p> <p>Matt Lacey – the leader of Windows Phone User Group in London joins Ben and Alan to talk about his user group and how it could help you improve as a developer, meet other like-minded people and learn from others on how to improve your chances in the store.</p> <p><a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/files.adduplex.com/appbizdev/appbizdev_006.mp3">LISTEN NOW</a> and <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/appbizdev">subscribe</a>.</p><script src="http://player.podtrac.com/player/embed.js?mode=single&amp;rgb=000033&amp;w=620&amp;h=0&amp;episode=http%3a%2f%2fwww.podtrac.com%2fpts%2fredirect.mp3%2ffiles.adduplex.com%2fappbizdev%2fappbizdev_006.mp3&amp;title=Episode+6%3a+Matt+runs+WPUG&amp;feed=http%3a%2f%2ffeeds.feedburner.com%2fappbizdev" type="text/javascript"></script> <h2>Show notes</h2> <h3>News</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Wyu8nQj9qU">Gergely Orosz - Success on the App Marketplace at App Camp 2012</a></li> <li><a href="http://windows8rubbishapps.wordpress.com/">Windows 8 Rubbish Apps</a></li> <li><a href="http://drunktester.co/">Drunk Compliance Tester</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.greatwindowsapps.com/">Great Windows Apps</a></li> <li><a href="http://blog.adduplex.com/2012/11/celebrating-2000-active-apps.html">2,000 active Windows Phone apps and 50% discount on AdDuplex</a></li> <li><a href="http://windowsphonegeek.com/magazine">WindowsPhoneGeek Magazine</a></li> <li><a href="http://blogs.windows.com/windows_phone/b/wpdev/archive/2012/11/09/increase-monetization-by-adding-in-app-purchase-to-your-apps.aspx">Increase monetization by adding in-app purchase to your apps</a></li> <li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/kevinash/archive/2012/10/31/my-windows-8-app-approaching-100-000-downloads.aspx">My Windows 8 app approaching 100,000 downloads</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.emadibrahim.com/2012/11/11/we-did-not-get-100000-downloads-for-our-windows-8-app/">We did NOT get 100,000 downloads for our Windows 8 app</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.wpcentral.com/windows-phone-geek-announces-competition-partnership-nokIa">Windows Phone Geek announces developer competition in partnership with Nokia</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.distimo.com/blog/2012_11_distimo-app-analytics-adds-support-for-windows-store/">Distimo adds support for Windows 8</a></li></ul> <h3>Matt Lacey Interview</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://wpug.net/">Windows Phone User Group web site</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/wpug">Windows Phone User Group on Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="http://wpug27.eventbrite.com/">Registration for the next meeting</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/mrlacey">Matt Lacey on Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="http://blog.mrlacey.co.uk/">Matt’s blog</a></li></ul> <h3>Under-the-radar app: Memorylage</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.memorylage.com/">Memorylage web site</a></li> <li><a href="http://apps.microsoft.com/webpdp/app/memorylage/269b17da-9475-4339-9786-2131c9880d52">Memorylage in the Windows Store</a></li> <li><a href="http://twitter.com/memorylage">Memorylage on Twitter</a></li></ul><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/appbizdev/~4/NaLEo-JOlbc" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>0no Matt Lacey – the leader of Windows Phone User Group in London joins Ben and Alan to talk about his user group and how it could help you improve as a developer, meet other like-minded people and learn from others on how to improve your chances in the storBen Riga & Alan Mendelevich Matt Lacey – the leader of Windows Phone User Group in London joins Ben and Alan to talk about his user group and how it could help you improve as a developer, meet other like-minded people and learn from others on how to improve your chances in the store. LISTEN NOW and subscribe. Show notes News Gergely Orosz - Success on the App Marketplace at App Camp 2012 Windows 8 Rubbish Apps Drunk Compliance Tester Great Windows Apps 2,000 active Windows Phone apps and 50% discount on AdDuplex WindowsPhoneGeek Magazine Increase monetization by adding in-app purchase to your apps My Windows 8 app approaching 100,000 downloads We did NOT get 100,000 downloads for our Windows 8 app Windows Phone Geek announces developer competition in partnership with Nokia Distimo adds support for Windows 8 Matt Lacey Interview Windows Phone User Group web site Windows Phone User Group on Twitter Registration for the next meeting Matt Lacey on Twitter Matt’s blog Under-the-radar app: Memorylage Memorylage web site Memorylage in the Windows Store Memorylage on Twitter windows,phone,wp7,wp8,windows8,apps,monetization,monetisation,marketing,promotionhttp://www.appbizdev.com/2012/11/episode-6-matt-runs-wpug.htmlhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/files.adduplex.com/appbizdev/appbizdev_006.mp3Episode 5: Elbert Perez and BUILDhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/appbizdev/~3/9o2SkWXlI48/episode-5-elbert-perez-and-build.htmlfeedback@appbizdev.com (Ben Riga & Alan Mendelevich)Tue, 06 Nov 2012 05:02:47 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-348366192510757228.post-1488898853296301495<p><img title="image" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-n8mLEkKpyjY/UJkKPmdHgYI/AAAAAAAAJns/QDiiCt2ZSL0/image%25255B9%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="620" height="171"></p> <p>Ben and Alan meet for the first in-person episode and are joined by one of the most prolific Windows Phone game developers – <a href="http://www.occasionalgamer.com/">Elbert Perez</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/files.adduplex.com/appbizdev/appbizdev_005.mp3">LISTEN NOW</a> and <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/appbizdev">subscribe</a>.</p> <script src="http://player.podtrac.com/player/embed.js?mode=single&amp;rgb=000033&amp;w=620&amp;h=0&amp;episode=http%3a%2f%2fwww.podtrac.com%2fpts%2fredirect.mp3%2ffiles.adduplex.com%2fappbizdev%2fappbizdev_005.mp3&amp;title=Episode+5%3a+Elbert+Perez+and+BUILD&amp;feed=http%3a%2f%2ffeeds.feedburner.com%2fappbizdev" type="text/javascript"></script> <h2>Show notes</h2> <h3>News</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://blogs.windows.com/windows_phone/b/wpdev/archive/2012/10/30/announcing-the-new-windows-phone-8-developer-platform.aspx">Windows Phone 8 SDK released</a></li> <li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2012">BUILD conference session videos</a></li> <ul> <li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2012/2-022">Windows Phone 8: Making Money with Your Application on Windows Phone</a></li> <li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2012/2-016">Windows Phone 8: In App Purchase &amp; Developer Center</a></li> <li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2012/2-120">Windows Store: how does it work?</a></li> <li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2012/3-121">Making money with your app on the Windows Store</a></li> <li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2012/2-113">Monetizing your Windows 8 app with advertising</a></li></ul> <li><a href="http://www.appannie.com/blog/freemium-apps-ios-google-play-japan-china-leaders/">Freemium Apps are Exploding, Japan and China among growth leaders</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.developer.nokia.com/Developer_Programs/Premium_program.xhtml">Nokia Premium Developer Program</a></li> <li><a href="http://nax.nokia.com/">Nokia Ad Exchange</a></li> <li><a href="http://blog.adduplex.com/2012/10/windows-phone-8-sdk-is-out.html">AdDuplex SDK for WP8 released</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.developer.nokia.com/Distribute/Promoting_your_app/">Nokia Marketing in a Box</a></li></ul> <h3>Elbert Perez interview</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.occasionalgamer.com/">Elbert’s blog – occassionalgamer.com</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/mechaghost">Elbert on twitter – @mechaghost</a></li></ul><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/appbizdev/~4/9o2SkWXlI48" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>0no Ben and Alan meet for the first in-person episode and are joined by one of the most prolific Windows Phone game developers – Elbert Perez. LISTEN NOW and subscribe. Show notes News Windows Phone 8 SDK released BUILD conference session videos Windows PhonBen Riga & Alan Mendelevich Ben and Alan meet for the first in-person episode and are joined by one of the most prolific Windows Phone game developers – Elbert Perez. LISTEN NOW and subscribe. Show notes News Windows Phone 8 SDK released BUILD conference session videos Windows Phone 8: Making Money with Your Application on Windows Phone Windows Phone 8: In App Purchase &amp; Developer Center Windows Store: how does it work? Making money with your app on the Windows Store Monetizing your Windows 8 app with advertising Freemium Apps are Exploding, Japan and China among growth leaders Nokia Premium Developer Program Nokia Ad Exchange AdDuplex SDK for WP8 released Nokia Marketing in a Box Elbert Perez interview Elbert’s blog – occassionalgamer.com Elbert on twitter – @mechaghost windows,phone,wp7,wp8,windows8,apps,monetization,monetisation,marketing,promotionhttp://www.appbizdev.com/2012/11/episode-5-elbert-perez-and-build.htmlhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/files.adduplex.com/appbizdev/appbizdev_005.mp3Episode 4: Analyzing Distimohttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/appbizdev/~3/wKdAENZCVgc/episode-4-analyzing-distimo.htmlfeedback@appbizdev.com (Ben Riga & Alan Mendelevich)Thu, 25 Oct 2012 04:02:53 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-348366192510757228.post-1556238809814561537<p><img title="image" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Uj4pz58YCI0/UIkb6C0jsLI/AAAAAAAAJmQ/bxiUKKdgUpA/image%25255B9%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="620" height="164"></p> <p>This time Ben and Alan are joined by <a href="http://twitter.com/rvdelzen">Remco van den Elzen</a> and <a href="http://twitter.com/hendrikkoekkoek">Hendrik Koekkoek</a> from <a href="http://www.distimo.com">Distimo</a> – a company making app space transparent by providing the best and most actionable insights for anyone who wants to compete in the app market.</p> <p><a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/files.adduplex.com/appbizdev/appbizdev_004.mp3">Listen now</a> and don’t forget to <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/appbizdev">subscribe</a></p> <script src="http://player.podtrac.com/player/embed.js?mode=single&amp;rgb=000033&amp;w=620&amp;h=0&amp;episode=http%3a%2f%2fwww.podtrac.com%2fpts%2fredirect.mp3%2ffiles.adduplex.com%2fappbizdev%2fappbizdev_004.mp3&amp;title=Episode+4%3a+Analyzing+Distimo&amp;feed=http%3a%2f%2ffeeds.feedburner.com%2fappbizdev" type="text/javascript"></script> <h2>Show notes</h2> <h3>News</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_phone/b/wpdev/archive/2012/10/10/tips-for-using-ads-in-your-windows-phone-apps.aspx">Tips for using ads in your Windows Phone apps</a></li> <li><a href="http://devblog.ailon.org/devblog/post/2012/10/11/The-Last-Act-of-App-Gold-Rush.aspx">The Last Act of App Gold Rush</a></li> <li><a href="http://blog.markedup.com/2012/10/win8-developers-dont-make-the-terrible-mistake-of-treating-the-windows-store-like-the-ios-app-store/">Win8 Developers: Don’t Make the Terrible Mistake of Treating the Windows Store like the iOS App Store</a></li> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/StrategyLetterV.html">Strategy Letter V</a></li></ul> <li><a href="http://www.winappupdate.com/">WinAppUpdate</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.wpcentral.com/developers-parcel-tracker-abandoned-windows-phone-due-no-revenue">Developers of Parcel Tracker abandon Windows Phone due to no revenue</a></li> <li><a href="http://blog.adduplex.com/2012/10/adduplex-windows-phone-sdk-v2-released.html">AdDuplex Windows Phone SDK v.2 Released</a></li></ul> <h3>Distimo interview</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.distimo.com">Distimo website</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.distimo.com/#publication">Free publications</a></li> <li><a href="https://analytics.distimo.com/">Free app analytics</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.distimo.com/app-analytics#appiq">AppIQ</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.distimo.com/app-analytics#conversion-tracking">Free AppLink</a></li></ul> <h3>Under-the-radar app</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://windowsphone.com/s?appId=2ccff48e-f60d-45a9-b353-358760f2ff77">Funny Faces</a></li></ul><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/appbizdev/~4/wKdAENZCVgc" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>0no This time Ben and Alan are joined by Remco van den Elzen and Hendrik Koekkoek from Distimo – a company making app space transparent by providing the best and most actionable insights for anyone who wants to compete in the app market. Listen now and don’tBen Riga & Alan Mendelevich This time Ben and Alan are joined by Remco van den Elzen and Hendrik Koekkoek from Distimo – a company making app space transparent by providing the best and most actionable insights for anyone who wants to compete in the app market. Listen now and don’t forget to subscribe Show notes News Tips for using ads in your Windows Phone apps The Last Act of App Gold Rush Win8 Developers: Don’t Make the Terrible Mistake of Treating the Windows Store like the iOS App Store Strategy Letter V WinAppUpdate Developers of Parcel Tracker abandon Windows Phone due to no revenue AdDuplex Windows Phone SDK v.2 Released Distimo interview Distimo website Free publications Free app analytics AppIQ Free AppLink Under-the-radar app Funny Faces windows,phone,wp7,wp8,windows8,apps,monetization,monetisation,marketing,promotionhttp://www.appbizdev.com/2012/10/episode-4-analyzing-distimo.htmlhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/files.adduplex.com/appbizdev/appbizdev_004.mp3Episode 3: Gergely and Simon rotate some adshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/appbizdev/~3/0LzC9kN1g_U/episode-3-gergely-and-simon-rotate-some.htmlfeedback@appbizdev.com (Ben Riga & Alan Mendelevich)Thu, 11 Oct 2012 00:07:26 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-348366192510757228.post-2027110444025152555<p><img title="image" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-i4xaCvcYhDQ/UHZr7YwxNsI/AAAAAAAAJlM/UXq23DYXkUo/image%25255B27%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="619" height="174"></p> <p>In this episode Ben and Alan sit down with <a href="https://twitter.com/gergelyorosz">Gergely Orosz</a> and <a href="http://twitter.com/simondarksidej">Simon Jackson</a> to talk about their open source project <a href="http://wp7adrotator.codeplex.com/">Ad Rotator</a> which helps developers maximize the performance of the ad space in their apps.</p> <p><a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/files.adduplex.com/appbizdev/appbizdev_003.mp3">Listen now</a> and don’t forget to <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/appbizdev">subscribe</a>!</p> <script src="http://player.podtrac.com/player/embed.js?mode=single&amp;rgb=000033&amp;w=620&amp;h=0&amp;episode=http%3a%2f%2fwww.podtrac.com%2fpts%2fredirect.mp3%2ffiles.adduplex.com%2fappbizdev%2fappbizdev_003.mp3&amp;title=Episode+3%3a+Gergely+and+Simon+rotate+some+ads&amp;feed=http%3a%2f%2ffeeds.feedburner.com%2fappbizdev" type="text/javascript"></script> <h2>Show notes</h2> <h3>News</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_phone/b/wpdev/archive/2012/09/26/how-i-price-my-windows-phone-apps.aspx">How I price my Windows Phone apps</a> <li><a href="http://www.distimo.com/blog/2012_10_publication-the-impact-of-app-translations/">The impact of app translations</a></li></ul> <h3>Ad Rotator interview</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://wp7adrotator.codeplex.com/">Ad Rotator for Windows &amp; Windows Phone on CodePlex</a> <li>Gergely Orosz <ul> <li><a href="http://gergelyorosz.com/">Blog</a> <li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/gergelyorosz">@gergelyorosz</a> <li><a href="http://teamdistinction.com/">Team Distinction</a></li></ul> <li>Simon Jackson <ul> <li><a href="http://darkgenesis.zenithmoon.com/">Blog</a> <li>Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/simondarksidej">@SimonDarksideJ</a></li></ul></li></ul> <h3>Under-the-radar app</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.windowsphone.com/s?appId=884d66ff-264b-4e82-b07b-291c804fc3e1">Fancy for Windows Phone</a> <li><a href="http://www.thefancy.com/">Fancy web site</a></li></ul><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/appbizdev/~4/0LzC9kN1g_U" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>0no In this episode Ben and Alan sit down with Gergely Orosz and Simon Jackson to talk about their open source project Ad Rotator which helps developers maximize the performance of the ad space in their apps. Listen now and don’t forget to subscribe! Show noBen Riga & Alan Mendelevich In this episode Ben and Alan sit down with Gergely Orosz and Simon Jackson to talk about their open source project Ad Rotator which helps developers maximize the performance of the ad space in their apps. Listen now and don’t forget to subscribe! Show notes News How I price my Windows Phone apps The impact of app translations Ad Rotator interview Ad Rotator for Windows &amp; Windows Phone on CodePlex Gergely Orosz Blog Twitter: @gergelyorosz Team Distinction Simon Jackson Blog Twitter: @SimonDarksideJ Under-the-radar app Fancy for Windows Phone Fancy web site windows,phone,wp7,wp8,windows8,apps,monetization,monetisation,marketing,promotionhttp://www.appbizdev.com/2012/10/episode-3-gergely-and-simon-rotate-some.htmlhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/files.adduplex.com/appbizdev/appbizdev_003.mp3Episode 2: Second to nonehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/appbizdev/~3/Qu64vQXNAJs/episode-2-second-to-none.htmlfeedback@appbizdev.com (Ben Riga & Alan Mendelevich)Thu, 20 Sep 2012 23:22:51 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-348366192510757228.post-2235032622787556249<p><a href="http://www.appcampus.fi/"><img title="image" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-cYkoAKUgoEs/UFwG0zL1prI/AAAAAAAAJkI/lF3DWnxUZGQ/image%25255B6%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="560" height="258"></a></p> <p>In this episode <a href="http://about.me/ben.riga">Ben Riga</a> joins as the lead host of the AppBizDev podcast and together we interview Paolo Borella – director of AppCampus – a program to help developers finance their awesome Windows Phone app development. </p> <p>We also discuss a couple of news items and introduce a new section called “Under-the-radar app”.</p> <p><a href="http://files.adduplex.com/appbizdev/appbizdev_002.mp3"><strong>LISTEN NOW</strong></a> and subscribe to the <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/appbizdev">RSS feed</a> to get new episodes automatically</p> <h2>Show notes</h2> <h3>News</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsstore/archive/2012/09/11/windows-store-now-open-to-all-developers.aspx">Windows Store now open to all developers in 120 markets</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/appsblog/2012/sep/05/lumia-920-windows-phone-apps">Nokia Windows Phone 8 must sell the apps dream to developers</a></li></ul> <h3>AppCampus interview</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.appcampus.fi">AppCampus</a> site.</li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/appcampusfi">AppCampus on Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.facebook.com/appcampus.fi">AppCampus on Facebook</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/paolo_borella">Paolo Borella on Twitter</a></li></ul> <h3>Under-the-radar app</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.windowsphone.com/s?appId=ccfaf469-ef8f-e011-986b-78e7d1fa76f8">Super Juicy!</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.windowsphone.com/s?appid=1171bd0f-9754-4953-bf5d-90ff9be22949">Super Juicy Pro</a></li> <li><a href="http://wp7adrotator.codeplex.com/">Windows Phone 7 Ad Rotator</a></li></ul><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/appbizdev/~4/Qu64vQXNAJs" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>0no In this episode Ben Riga joins as the lead host of the AppBizDev podcast and together we interview Paolo Borella – director of AppCampus – a program to help developers finance their awesome Windows Phone app development. We also discuss a couple of news Ben Riga & Alan Mendelevich In this episode Ben Riga joins as the lead host of the AppBizDev podcast and together we interview Paolo Borella – director of AppCampus – a program to help developers finance their awesome Windows Phone app development. We also discuss a couple of news items and introduce a new section called “Under-the-radar app”. LISTEN NOW and subscribe to the RSS feed to get new episodes automatically Show notes News Windows Store now open to all developers in 120 markets Nokia Windows Phone 8 must sell the apps dream to developers AppCampus interview AppCampus site. AppCampus on Twitter AppCampus on Facebook Paolo Borella on Twitter Under-the-radar app Super Juicy! Super Juicy Pro Windows Phone 7 Ad Rotator windows,phone,wp7,wp8,windows8,apps,monetization,monetisation,marketing,promotionhttp://www.appbizdev.com/2012/09/episode-2-second-to-none.htmlhttp://files.adduplex.com/appbizdev/appbizdev_002.mp3Ben Riga & Alan MendelevichnonadultWindows Phone and Windows 8 app marketing, funding and monetization.